A collection of eight short science fiction stories Contents: 01: The Cave of Horrors Screaming, the guardsman was jerked through the air. An unearthly screech rang through the cavern. The unseen horror of mammoth have had struck again! 02: Cold Light How could a human body be found actually splintered––broken into sharp fragments like a shattered glass! Once again Dr. Bird probes deep into an amazing mystery. 03: The Ray of Madness Dr. Bird Uncovers a dastardly plot, amazing in its mechanical ingenuity, behind the apparently trivial eye trouble of the president. 04: Stolen Brains Dr. Bird, Scientific sleuth extraordinary, goes after a sinister stealer of brains. 05: The Sea Terror The trail of mystery gold leads Carnes and Dr. Bird to a tremendous monster of the deep. 06: The Black Lamp Dr. Bird and his friend Carnes unravel another criminal web of scientific mystery. 07: When Caverns Yawned Only Dr. Bird's super-scientific sleuthing stands in the way of Ivan Saranoff's latest attempt at wholesale destruction. 08: The Port of Missing Planes In the underground caverns of the Selom, Dr. Bird once again locks wills with the subversive genius, Saranoff.