
A daring scientific experiment goes catastrophically wrong, blasting the consciousness of several Earth scholars across the void and depositing them on a hostile, swamp‑filled Venus. Waking up in alien bodies—web‑handed, frog‑like forms with strange senses—they must quickly learn to navigate a landscape of tangled vines, poisonous pools and relentless predators. The story follows a timid history professor who, now a sleek, six‑fingered amphibian, discovers the thrill and terror of his new existence.
As the displaced minds grapple with their transformed physiques, they encounter equally bewildered native creatures, forging uneasy alliances while hunting for food and shelter. Their struggle is as much about retaining fragments of their former selves as it is about surviving the merciless environment. The narrative captures the raw wonder of an alien world seen through human eyes, blending suspense with a vivid sense of wonder at every turn.
Language
en
Duration
~43 minutes (41K 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
2020-11-07
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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