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The original Buck Rogers story—a man awakens five centuries in the future and becomes the spark of humanity’s last resistance.

Airlords of Han is the thrilling sequel to Armageddon 2419 A.D., continuing the adventures of Anthony Rogers as he battles to liberate 25th Century America from the oppressive Han overlords. Dive into this captivating tale from the March 1929 issue of Amazing Stories, narrated by Alan Winterrowd.

The two original Buck Rogers novellas. Buck Rogers was a huge success, spawning many imitators such as Flash Gordon. Despite being written prior to World War II, the story line accurately foreshadowed several notable advancements in technology: bazookas, consumer e-purchasing, immersive telepresence, night vision devices, optical devices for small arms such as the red-dot sight, paratroopers, remote piloted surveillance and attack drones, telecommuting, and wireless phones - including the flip phone!

Armageddon 2419 A.D. is the first appearance of the character who would become Buck Rogers. First published in the August 1928 issue of Amazing Stories, followed by a sequel in March 1929. These two novellas would spawn a comic strip that would run for more than 40 years, a radio series, a movie serial, and a bevy of imitators.

Armageddon 2419 A.D. introduces Anthony Rogers (later known as Buck Rogers), who wakes from 500 years of suspended animation to find himself in a futuristic world of war and advanced technology. A foundational work of early science fiction, it inspired generations of space adventures.