
On a hidden moon circling Earth, a wild jungle spreads across valleys that glow with an otherworldly lake and towering, vine‑clad trees. Here the air is breathable and strange peoples—gold‑skinned leaders, fierce jungle dwellers called Vasads, and exiles from distant cities—struggle for survival. The story opens with Noork, a memory‑wiped wanderer who has taken refuge among the forest’s savage inhabitants, when he encounters Tako, a golden‑skinned huntress armed only with a bow and a dagger.
Their uneasy meeting quickly turns into a tentative partnership as they share rumors of slavers, rebel leaders, and a mysterious shrine that haunts the mist‑filled lake. Both are driven by a desire to uncover the truth behind their pasts and the hidden dangers threatening their fragile world. As they trek deeper into the jungle, the fragile alliance hints at larger conflicts waiting beyond the valley’s edge.
Language
en
Duration
~34 minutes (32K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2020-10-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1912–2003
A lively pulp-era storyteller, this American author moved easily between science fiction, fantasy, westerns, and detective fiction. His tales first appeared in magazines in 1940, and he became especially associated with adventurous stories for classic genre pulps like Planet Stories.
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