
In the crimson‑lit arena of Venus’s Red Moon Games, a sprawling crowd of interplanetary aristocrats, miners, and thrill‑seekers watches blood‑soaked spectacles under the icy gaze of Princess Alhone. Moljar, a towering half‑breed of Terran and Martian stock, stands alone against grotesque monsters and desperate prisoners, his massive limbs glinting in the harsh floodlights as he battles a savage saber‑toothed beast. The princess’s jeweled paw signals each brutal round, turning the arena into a theater of ruthless survival where every scream fuels the audience’s sadistic hunger.
Amid the carnage, Moljar’s uneasy partnership with the fierce Terran mutant Mahra hints at deeper alliances and hidden motives. Their terse exchange reveals a simmering rivalry with the princess, whose cruel games mask a personal vendetta that Moljar has long been waiting to settle. As the sands run red with the fallen, listeners are drawn into a world of alien politics, gritty combat, and a half‑breed’s relentless quest for vengeance.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (62K 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
2021-01-04
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1918–1988
A prolific American pulp writer, he moved easily between science fiction, mystery, suspense, and early television. His stories often pair fast-moving plots with an interest in fear, pressure, and the strange corners of ordinary life.
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