Pirate of the Sky; Expedition for Nihilite

Robert Emil' Kraft (1869-1916) - nemetskiy pisatel', ch'ya burnaya molodost' legla v osnovu yego avantyurnykh romanov. On puteshestvoval po vsemu miru, perezhil korablekrusheniye, zhil sredi dervishey v Liviyskoy pustyne, perenos epidemiyu kholery v Konstantinopole i tri goda sluzhil v Imperatorskom flote. Etot unikal'nyy zhiznennyy opyt i bogataya eruditsiya sdelali yego proizvedeniya nastoyashchey kvintessentsiyey priklyuchencheskogo i fantasticheskogo zhanra. Vsego on opublikoval okolo sta romanov, stav korolom nemetskogo bul'varnogo romana kontsa XIX veka. V etom izdanii predstavleny dva zakhvatyvayushchikh proizvedeniya Krafta. Pirat podnebes'ya nachinayetsya s zagadochnogo ischeznoveniya shveytsarskogo uchonogo Arnol'da Rekerta. On propadayet iz svoyego kabineta na tret'yem etazhe, no ne odin - vmeste s nim ischezayet yego tainstvennyy pribor, sekret kotorogo khranilsya v strozhayshey tayne. Kto ili chto stoit za etim neveroyatnym proisshestviyem? Ekspeditsiya za nigilitom perenosit chitatelya v zapovednyye zemli Avstralii, kuda otpravlyayetsya frantsuzskiy issledovatel' Sharl' Leonar. Yego ekspeditsiya stalkivayetsya s neob"e;yasnimoy zagadkoy: na pole bitvy lezhat tela nizkoroslykh aborigenov i giganta v metallicheskikh dospekhakh. Kto etot tainstvennyy voin? Kakiye tayny skryvayet serdtse neizvedannoy Avstralii? Dinamichnyy syuzhet, tayny, otkrytiya i zakhvatyvayushchiye priklyucheniya delayut etot tom nastoyashchey nakhodkoy dlya lyubiteley klassicheskoy avantyurnoy literatury. ???1 403 / 5 000Robert Emil Kraft (1869 1916) was a German writer whose wild youth formed the basis of his adventure novels. He traveled around the world, survived a shipwreck, lived among dervishes in the Libyan desert, survived a cholera epidemic in Constantinople, and served in the Imperial Navy for three years. This unique life experience and rich erudition made his works the true quintessence of the adventure and fantasy genres. In total, he published about a hundred novels, becoming the king of the German pulp novel of the late 19th century. This edition presents two exciting works by Kraft. "e;The Pirate of the Sky"e; begins with the mysterious disappearance of the Swiss scientist Arnold Reckert. He disappears from his office on the third floor, but not alone - along with him, his mysterious device, the secret of which was kept in the strictest confidence, disappears. Who or what is behind this incredible event?"e;Expedition for Nihilite"e; takes the reader to the protected lands of Australia, where the French explorer Charles Leonard is sent. His expedition encounters an inexplicable mystery: the bodies of short aborigines and a giant in metal armor lie on the battlefield. Who is this mysterious warrior? What secrets does the heart of unknown Australia hide?A dynamic plot, secrets, discoveries and exciting adventures make this volume a real find for lovers of classic adventure literature.