ISBN: 9798674562450

Paperback, [PU: Independently Published], Pirates of Venus is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first book in the Venus series (also called the "Carson … Mehr…

Paperback, [PU: Independently Published], Pirates of Venus is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first book in the Venus series (also called the "Carson Napier of Venus series"), the last major series in Burroughs's career (the other major series were Tarzan, Barsoom, and Pellucidar). It was first serialized in six parts in Argosy in 1932 and published in book form two years later by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. The events occur on a fictionalized version of the planet Venus, known as "Amtor" to its inhabitants.The novel contains elements of political satire aimed at communism. The novel's villains, The shimmering, cloud-covered planet of Venus conceals a wondrous secret: the strikingly beautiful yet deadly world of Amtor. In Amtor, cities of immortal beings flourish in giant trees reaching thousands of feet into the sky; ferocious beasts stalk the wilderness below; rare flashes of sunlight precipitate devastating storms; and the inhabitants believe their world is saucer-shaped with a fiery center and an icy rim. Stranded on Amtor after his spaceship crashes, astronaut Carson Napier is swept into a world where revolution is ripe, the love of a princess carries a dear price, and death can come as easily from the blade of a sword as from the ray of a futuristic gun, Science Fiction, Science Fiction<

2020, ISBN: 9798674562450

Independently Published, Taschenbuch, 206 Seiten, Publiziert: 2020-08-12T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.54 kg, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Kategorien, Bücher, Independently Published, 2020

Independently Published, Taschenbuch, 206 Seiten, Publiziert: 2020-08-12T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.54 kg, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Kategorien, Bücher, Independently Published, 2020<