The Man Who Saved the Earth

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The Man Who Saved the Earth

by Austin Hall

EN·~1 hours·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total
1

The Man Who Saved the Earth

1:29
2

CHAPTER ITHE BEGINNING

9:34
3

CHAPTER IITHE POISON PALL

15:12
4

CHAPTER IIITHE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS

13:22
5

CHAPTER IV“MAN—A GREAT LITTLE BUG”

9:44
6

CHAPTER VAPPROACHING DISASTER

9:56
7

CHAPTER VIA RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD

10:49
8

CHAPTER VIIA RIVEN CONTINENT

8:40
9

CHAPTER VIIITHE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH

10:30
10

CHAPTER IXTHE MOST TERRIFIC MOMENT IN HISTORY

15:35

Description

A curious ten‑year‑old roams the scorching streets of a summer city, pocketing a simple magnifying glass he uses to trap the sun’s fire. That fleeting experiment awakens a hidden energy—an opalescent force unlike any known element—that can carve mountains and unleash unimaginable destruction. As the boy grows, his fascination turns into obsession, leading him to unlock the secret behind a massive, silent machine perched on a mountain, its steel needle aimed directly at the sun.

When the true magnitude of this power becomes clear, the once‑innocent tinkerer faces a terrifying moral crossroads. He must decide whether to wield the force that could annihilate the world or to find a way to contain it and protect humanity. The story follows his early triumphs and the dawning horror of the consequences, setting the stage for a desperate race against a catastrophe of his own making.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (100K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Experimenter Publishing Company, 1926.

Credits

Roger Frank and Sue Clark

Release date

2022-01-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Austin Hall

1882–1933

A cowboy-turned-pulp writer, this early American storyteller moved easily between westerns, fantasy, and science fiction. He is best remembered today for imaginative adventure tales like The Blind Spot and The Man Who Saved the Earth.

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