
On the violet‑tinted plains of Venus, a ragged band of Renegades storms the valleys in pursuit of a deranged slaver whose experiment threatens humanity itself. Amid the eerie green glow of alien vegetation, a hooded operative slips into a sprawling plantation house, eyes fixed on a hidden safe that may hold the key to the plot. The silent, phosphorescent corridors heighten the tension as he prepares to breach the vault.
Inside the dim office, his caution is shattered by the sudden appearance of a striking blue‑skinned woman, her yellow hair flashing like sunlit glass as she presses a dart gun to his throat. She claims she needs his skill to open the safe, promising evidence that could condemn the slave‑master Bemmelman to the dreaded disintegration chamber. Their uneasy bargain teeters between mutual distrust and a shared desire to stop a cruelty that could reshape mankind’s destiny.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (105K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2020-11-15
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1914–1975
A versatile American writer who moved easily between pulp fiction and regional history, he built a career around lively storytelling and a deep attachment to Kentucky. His work ranged from science fiction and mysteries to well-regarded books on Louisville, Daniel Boone, and frontier life.
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