Project Gutenberg 2010-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 143 Liston, E. J. Liston, E.J. Castle of Terror Produced from Amazing Stories November 1948. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Castle of Terror" by E. J. Liston is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s, originally published in "Amazing Stories" in November 1948. The book centers around an ordinary detective, Hale Jenkins, who finds himself in a fantastical realm filled with eccentric characters, including giants, dwarfs, and the infamous Lucretia Borgia. The story navigates themes of crime, adventure, and the clash between ordinary lives and extraordinary circumstances. The narrative begins with Jenkins on an airplane with the notorious criminal Bud Griffin, leading to an unexpected crash that transports them to the bizarre land of Gnat. As Jenkins grapples with his environment, he encounters a series of odd beings and a stunningly beautiful Lucretia Borgia, who seems to be at the center of a power struggle. The stakes rise when Jenkins discovers that a competition of bowling determines the rulers of this peculiar realm, pitting him against Griffin. Through a series of challenges infused with dark humor and tension, Jenkins must navigate this strange world while confronting the reality of their situation and seeking a way back to safety. The story blends elements of fantasy with detective fiction and showcases Liston's creative imagination and storytelling prowess. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32876/32876-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure 66576 2025-07-13T10:17:48.111051 text/html 63116 2010-06-18T08:52:34 text/html 252389 2025-07-13T10:17:50.023103 application/epub+zip 251229 2025-07-13T10:17:48.591084 application/epub+zip 85404 2025-07-13T10:17:48.347079 application/epub+zip 290277 2025-07-13T10:17:51.245070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283080 2025-07-13T10:17:49.780050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117421 2022-09-15T06:42:10.488240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58684 2025-07-13T10:17:47.976064 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58589 2010-06-18T08:52:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19401 2025-07-13T10:17:51.365038 application/rdf+xml 34652 2025-07-13T10:17:48.409069 image/jpeg 5510 2025-07-13T10:17:48.378067 image/jpeg 239652 2010-06-18T08:52:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 22854 2010-06-18T08:52:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 240314 2025-07-13T10:17:48.122064 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog