World Beyond Pluto

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World Beyond Pluto

by Stephen Marlowe

EN·~44 minutes

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Johnny Mayhem is back, and this time his adventures take him to the bustling moon of Triton, a glittering hub of space traffic under a glass dome. While the night crew loads everything from mining gear to a delicate all‑girl symphony, the atmosphere hums with the promise of danger and intrigue. The cramped blastways and neon‑lit docks set the stage for a tale where even a simple loading shift can become a catalyst for chaos.

When the ancient prison‑break bell tolls for the first time in a decade, the mood flips from routine to frantic. Pitchblend Hardesty, the wiry foreman with surprising strength, scrambles to secure a departing ship before a desperate escapee, House Bartock, can slip away. As the clock ticks and the symphony rehearses obliviously, Johnny Mayhem must navigate a maze of conspiracies, armed fugitives, and a city on the brink of panic—setting the scene for a high‑octane chase across the outer reaches of the solar system.

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Language

en

Duration

~44 minutes (42K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2010-06-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Stephen Marlowe

Stephen Marlowe

1928–2008

Best known for fast-moving crime and science fiction, this versatile American writer published under several names and built a career that ranged from pulp magazines to acclaimed historical novels. His work includes the detective Chet Drum series and the prizewinning novel The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus.

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