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The reincarnated cave girl visits family in Australia and it starts off a swell trip. She and her friend Lin Li learn a ton of information about survival in the outback which ought to make great reading. Before their readers get it, though, they need it themselves - to stay alive. Bad guys rob everyone at a party Vic's Great Aunt has thrown in her honor. They also take a barrette which Vic's mother gave to her for her 8th birthday. Will she get it back? What about the treasure map that is stolen? It shows the way to a mysterious grotto where legend says a horrible monster guards a family treasure. Vic wants to get the map and retrieve the treasure for her aunt but along the way, she must face desperados, legendary beasts, and a deadly environment

Vic gives you fast-paced and unpredictable, action-adventure in the tradition of the adventure pulps of the early 20th century. "The Incredible Adventures of Vic Challenger" series is inspired by writers like Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. Rider Haggard, Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle, and H. G. Wells; and by characters like Nancy Drew, Lara Croft, Alan Quatermain, Doc Savage and his cousin Patricia Savage, and Dick Benson and his assistant Nellie Gray. The writing style has been compared to Burroughs and is also reminiscent of early action-driven horror novels by Graham Masterton. The series is set in the 1920s and considerable research adds to the "realism" You will find yourself effortlessly learning bits of history, some of which may amaze you. Vic's travels are so woven into the history of the time, you may find yourself asking "Is this real?"