Project Gutenberg 2012-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 83 Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne) 1918 1997 Fyfe, Horace Bowne Fyfe, H.B. Luna Escapade Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Luna Escapade" by H. B. Fyfe is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds primarily in space, focusing on the exploration and settlement on the Moon and Mars, depicting the tension between personal desires and societal expectations. The central theme revolves around the journey of a young woman attempting to escape her troubled family life, and the consequences of her actions. The plot centers around Pete Dudley, a seasoned pilot of a rocket freighter, who unexpectedly discovers Kathi Foster, a girl who stowed away on his ship bound for Luna. Kathi is escaping a tumultuous family situation tied to her deceased grandfather's fortune, and her desire for independence clashes with the harsh realities of her situation. Throughout their journey, Dudley grapples with his responsibility towards Kathi while navigating his own personal and professional dilemmas. Ultimately, as the story unfolds, it explores the concepts of freedom, choice, and the impact of societal constraints, leading to a poignant resolution that reflects on the importance of individual agency amidst overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40961/40961-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Runaway teenagers -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction Stowaways -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 57336 57344 2024-09-17T09:04:07.736122 2023-09-18T04:18:31.520124 text/html text/html 53667 2012-10-06T15:11:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 371554 2012-10-06T15:11:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 392270 2024-09-17T09:04:09.882111 application/epub+zip 391349 2024-09-17T09:04:08.256135 application/epub+zip 76270 2024-09-17T09:04:07.988091 application/epub+zip 430177 2024-09-17T09:04:11.251081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422785 2024-09-17T09:04:09.568120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108107 2022-09-18T17:44:22.246410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48594 48499 2024-09-17T09:04:07.562113 2023-09-18T04:18:31.365130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48412 2012-10-06T15:11:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19290 2012-10-06T15:11:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19770 2024-09-17T09:04:11.414064 application/rdf+xml 23556 2024-09-17T09:04:08.057222 image/jpeg 4386 2024-09-17T09:04:08.023099 image/jpeg 372603 2024-09-17T09:04:07.751118 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog