The Planetoid of Peril by Paul Ernst

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Author Ernst, Paul, 1899-1985
Title The Planetoid of Peril
Note Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary "The Planetoid of Peril" by Paul Ernst is a science fiction novel published in the early 20th century, specifically in the early 1930s. The story revolves around the adventures of Harley 2Q14N20, a mining engineer who seeks an exclusive asteroid home and ends up buying the seemingly uninhabitable asteroid Z-40, notorious for housing a terrifying, indestructible creature that poses a lethal threat to anyone who attempts to land there. The narrative explores themes of courage, love, and the struggle against overwhelming odds as Harley confronts the monstrous tenant of his new property. In summary, Harley 2Q14N20's journey begins with his desire to find a profitable asteroid to secure a future with his love, Beatrice 3W28W12. After obtaining Z-40, he discovers that the asteroid is home to a gigantic creature, part organic and part mineral, which he initially cannot combat due to his inadequate weaponry. Despite a harrowing encounter that leaves his spaceship destroyed and his life hanging by a thread, Harley's resourcefulness leads him to devise a plan to rid the asteroid of the monstrous beast. In a climactic moment, he successfully uses a repellor from his wrecked ship to launch the creature into space, thereby transforming Z-40 into the perfect paradise he desired. Ultimately, the tale conveys themes of bravery and the triumph of human spirit against the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
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