Гари Полсен - циклы книг | Бумажные издания

Канадська тайга, хижі звірі, холод. Цивілізований світ — за сотні кілометрів. Тринадцятирічний Браян Робсон після авіатрощі опинився сам на сам з дикою природою. Вітрівка на плечах та сокира в руках — ось і все його екіпірування. У хлопця немає часу на злість, жалощі до себе або відчай: щоб вижити, Браянові знадобляться всі його вміння, рішучість і мужність. Але…

Неужели пожилой добродушный ветеринар связан с орудующей в городе шайкой похитителей собак? Звучит невероятно, но факты — упрямая вещь. Ведь все его многочисленные питомцы — самых дорогостоящих пород, да к тому же старик настойчиво избегает разговора о собаках. А раз так, заключают многоопытные сыщики Дунк и Эймос, то где же, как не у него, искать пропавшего пса, за которого обещано крупное вознаграждение. Остается только проникнуть к ветеринару в дом, отыскать собаку — и денежки в кармане! Однако на деле все оказывается не так-то просто...

As Brett watched, one hand slipped loose, then the other. Tom dropped, screaming, into the flames. His body, all red and bubbled, boiled up once to the surface, then was gone.
PLAYER ONE HAS ONE LIFE REMAINING. GAME CONTINUES.

Flaming fire rivers. Divebombing buzz-bugs. A cruel king waiting to do battle in his computer-generated castle. Video game whizzes Brett Wilder and Tom Houston think that new virtual reality game Rodomonte’s Revenge is awesome-until it takes over their minds. Then the game playing becomes dangerously real, and one wrong move could be the last.

Escape from Fire Mountain

"We want you to do it again."These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived.Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive.…

The rock wall above them was as smooth as polished black marble, There were no crevices and no ledges. They would have to fight for every inch. Rick looked at his friends, J.D. and Spud nodded silently. Rick stood up and started. His job would be to make the trail. Their job was to make sure he lived through it.

High atop treacherous Devil's Wall, The Rock Jockeys find much to explore. Sheer mountain cliffs. Wild woodland. Even a crashed B-17 bomber! But when they stumble upon a crew member's diary — and unearth other eerie clues — the boys realize Devil's Wall also holds a gruesome secret. That secret leaves The Rock Jockeys with a haunting question: If trapped on the mountain, would they do anything it takes to survive?

There's plenty of family feuding when Bobbie Walker's city cousin comes to their grandpa's ranch for a visit. But when the cousins cross paths with the wild bull Diablo and the nasty Bledsoe boys, they must find a way to get along.

Danger on Midnight River

A horrid shriek erupted from behind the stairs, and clammy, leathery wings exploded into Warren’s face. He slammed his eyes shut and beat the Gorgon off, hearing Rick’s sword swish through empty air. Warren dove back, rolled on his shoulder, and came up clear, his sword slicing in every direction…

With his turned-up nose and pointy ears, Warren Trumbull looks a lot like a pig. Even in a world of evil warlocks and eight-foot cyclops, Warren is an oddball. He gets the worst assignments working for Prince Charming’s Damsel in Distress Rescue Agency: assignments like exterminating a Gorgon—a mean, green, scaly, creature with the power to turn humans to stone. Warren doesn’t want to become a rockhead. But he’ll need all his courage, and surprising secret weapon, to win his wildest battle ever!

Captive!