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Brigands of the Moon
Ray Cummings
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Gregg Haljan was aware that there was a certain danger in having the giant spaceship Planetara stop off at the moon to pick up Grantline’s special cargo of moon ore. For that rare metal — invaluable in keeping Earth’s technology running — was the target of many greedy eyes. But nevertheless he hadn’t figured on the special twist the clever Martian brigands would use. So when he found both the ship and himself suddenly in their hands, he knew that there was only one way in which he could hope to save that cargo and his own secret — that would be by turning space-pirate himself and paying the Brigands of the Moon back in their own interplanetary coin.
Gregg Haljan was aware that there was a certain danger in having the giant spaceship Planetara stop off at the moon to pick up Grantline’s special cargo of moon ore. For that rare metal — invaluable in keeping Earth’s technology running — was the target of many greedy eyes. But nevertheless he hadn’t figured on the special twist the clever Martian brigands would use. So when he found both the ship and himself suddenly in their hands, he knew that there was only one way in which he could hope to save that cargo and his own secret — that would be by turning space-pirate himself and paying the Brigands of the Moon back in their own interplanetary coin.
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I stammered, "If ... if she dies ... will you flash us word?"
He stared at me strangely. "I'll be there presently, Gregg."
He slammed the door upon me.
I followed his orders but it was like a dream of horror. The turmoil of the ship gradually quieted. Snap went to the radio room; Blackstone and I sat in the tiny chart room; how much time passed, I do not know. I was confused. Anita hurt! She might die ... murdered.... But why? By whom? Had George Prince been in his own room when the attack came? I thought now I recalled hearing the low murmur of his voice in there with Dr. Frank.
Where was Miko? It stabbed at me. I had not seen him among the passengers in the lounge.
Carter came into the chart room. "Gregg, you get to bed. You look like a ghost."
"But—"
"She's not dead. She may live. D. . . Read More
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Classic science fiction tale from Ray Cummings. Our hero Gregg Haljan is an officer on the Plantara on a trip from Earth to Mars and then back to Earth. He is one of a few of the crew and passengers that knows that on the way back, they are stopping on the moon to retrieve a fortune in ore that has
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Here is a science-fiction classic, as exciting and ingenious as only a master of super-science could write.
When RAY CUMMINGS took leave of this planet early in 1957, the world of modern science-fiction lost one of its genuine founding fathers. For the imagination of this talented wr
Very old school ('I am a woman and I'm curious' nuff said). Although it is full of action and has a solid storyline so I can enjoy the retro feel of the setting. Glorious stuff.
Ray Cummings deserves to be ranked among the founding fathers of the Golden-Age of science fiction. His prolific output in the latter years of the Radium-Age really paved the way for many of the beloved adventures fans of the genre have come to expect since World War II.
"Brigands of the Moon," firs
This is what I expected from a early 1900s super science adventure. The offer predicts quick travel to Mars and Venus but socially it's stuck in 1930. Women are just eye candy and the space ships have chart rooms and lookouts like you would expect on old ocean going ships.
It's a little long but if y
A charming, old-fashioned space opera by one of the old masters. Would make a fun movie if done art deco style with a hot jazz soundtrack.
It doesn't matter that this isn't literature of the highest sort. It remains enjoyable if for no other reason than it opens a window into the mindset of nearly 90 years ago, and what writers at that time thought of the future and scientific advancement. Everything seems fresh and wide-eyed in the pu
This is a true space opera: a tale of piracy and claim jumping set in the future. There is romance"," danger"," murder"," and plenty of high-tech weaponry and gadgets"," but it's all window dressing for an adventure story. Martians and Venerians are substituted for exotic south-seas races and cultur