Challenger & Company: the Complete Adventures of Professor Challenger and His Intrepid Team-The Lost World, The Poison Belt, The Land of Mists, The Disintegration Machine and When the World Screamed (Hardcover)

by Arthur Conan Doyle (Author)

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A fabulous collection of early Science Fiction and Fantasy from a master story-teller

The complete adventures of the 'caveman in a lounge suit', the irascible, volcanic genius Professor Challenger and his stalwart regular band of fellow investigators into the frontiers of scientific improbability-Malone, the newspaperman, Lord Roxton, the soldier of fortune ever in pursuit of the next dangerous sensation and Professor Summerlee, Challenger's academic sparring partner. This volume , of course, includes the ever popular 'The Lost World', the predecessor to a varied collection of tales, in which man finds himself at odds with the ever hungry denizens of the prehistoric age. Enthusiasts will be overjoyed that Challenger and Co. gather together again for 'The Poison Belt' as mankind is doomed to almost certain extinction as a noxious miasma envelopes the planet. In 'The Land of Mists' our intrepid band take on the paranormal with excursions into the field of ghost hunting and the realms of spiritualism before Challenger and Malone must deal with an unscrupulous scientist who has succeeded in the invention of 'The Disintegration Machine' which he is prepared to sell to whichever government that is the highest bidder-irrespective of its appalling military potential. This collection concludes with 'When the World Screamed' in which the ever unconventional Challenger sets off on a perilous endeavour to prove that the earth itself is a living entity by giving it a painful shock! These are some of Conan-Doyle's best loved characters brought together in one roller coaster volume for your enjoyment.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 492 pages
• Publisher: LEONAUR (November 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846773725
• ISBN-13: 978-1846773723
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun volume collecting all the Conan Doyle Professor Challenger adventures., January 9, 2008

By	Enrique F. Bird (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A fun volume collecting all the Conan Doyle Professor Challenger adventures. As usual, Leonaur editions are of very high physical quality.
These stories, actually a novel and several novelettes, suggest that if the author had not become famous for his creation of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, he might be regarded as a forefather of fantasy and science fiction, a la Rider Haggard and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Not to be missed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and quite exciting!, April 30, 2008

By	Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Professor George Edward Challenger is the lesser known creation of Sherlock Holmes' creator, Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). Unlike the cool and calculating Homes, Challenger is irascible, domineering and extremely outspoken. In short, he is a lot of fun to read. However, unlike Holmes, Professor Challenger never caught on and as such only five Challenger stories were ever written. This book combines all five of the Professor Challenger stories together in one book:

The Lost World - originally published in 1912 - 5 stars - This is the greatest, and the best known of the Professor Challenger stories. Professor Challenger has heard of a plateau in South America where dinosaurs still roam, and he loses no time in setting up an expedition to this strange place. However, when the expedition finds itself marooned on the plateau, the team faces many dangers and adventures.

The Poison Belt - 1913 - 5 stars - Professor Challenger has learned that the Earth is moving towards a poisonous section of space, and has figured out a way that he can save a few members of the human race - the last people left on Earth!

The Land of Mist - 1926 - 1 star - The worst of the Professor Challenger stories, this one is really just a polemic, written to convince the reader of the wonder (or whatever) of Spiritualism. This story might have been what killed the series.

The Disintegration Machine - 1927 - 5 stars - A Latvian scientist has created a machine that can disintegrate matter, and reintegrate it again...or not. This is something that Professor Challenger must see for himself if he is to fully understand its ramifications.

When The World Screamed - 1928 - 5 stars - Professor Challenger is digging a well or mine of some sort in southern England, but what is he up to? It seems that the eccentric professor has a new theory - that the Earth is really a living creature!

Although more than a little dated, scientifically, I found these stories to be well written and quite exciting. (Well, four of the five that is.) They reflects a world that is now gone, but is quite interesting to read about. If you like adventure stories, then you will like this one. Read this book, and learn about A.C. Doyle's other hero!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A.C. Doyle fan for a very long time., May 21, 2008

By	Edward G. Kelleher (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You will not be disappointed with Professor Challenger and his exploits. I have been a long time Doyle fan with his White Company and, of course, Sherlock Holmes cannon. I must admit I had never read Challenger before this edition. It is most enjoyable and will further entertain all of Dr. Doyle's admirers.