Project Gutenberg 2012-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 68 Ruch, Monroe K. Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph) 1884 1963 Paul, Frank Rudolph The Moon Destroyers Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Moon Destroyers" by Monroe K. Ruch is a science fiction novel written in the early 1930s. The book explores themes of interplanetary travel and the catastrophic consequences of the Moon's gravitational influences on Earth, particularly in relation to earthquakes. This tale combines elements of adventure, science fiction, and a dash of romance, making it a captivating narrative set against the backdrop of early 20th-century speculative thought about space travel and celestial mechanics. In this story, Professor Erickson and his assistant Jack Holden lead a daring expedition to destroy the Moon in order to prevent further catastrophic earthquakes caused by its gravitational pull. Following a devastating earthquake that devastates New York, they rally a group of scientists and engineers to execute this ambitious plan. After encountering various challenges—including a midnight attack, a confrontation with space pirates, and complicated repairs aboard their ships—Holden and his crew successfully land on the Moon. They strategically plant bombs made from a new chemical, hexoxen, aimed at vaporizing the lunar surface. Amidst the chaos of their mission, Holden reunites with his long-lost sweetheart, Jean, who has been captured by the pirates. The culmination of their efforts results in the destruction of the Moon, thus averting future disasters on Earth and allowing Holden to reconcile with Jean as they return home as heroes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41029/41029-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Moon -- Fiction Space pirates -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 87321 87329 2024-09-17T09:22:39.249985 2023-09-18T04:35:45.672908 text/html text/html 83831 2012-10-11T14:20:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 327324 2012-10-11T14:20:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 359440 2024-09-17T09:22:41.645035 application/epub+zip 358298 2024-09-17T09:22:39.802977 application/epub+zip 98704 2024-09-17T09:22:39.527014 application/epub+zip 406391 2024-09-17T09:22:43.228008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396475 2024-09-17T09:22:41.363995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137236 2022-09-18T18:10:02.401457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78520 78425 2024-09-17T09:22:39.056992 2023-09-18T04:35:45.495910 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 78324 2012-10-11T14:20:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30113 2012-10-11T14:20:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19393 2024-09-17T09:22:43.365966 application/rdf+xml 31012 2024-09-17T09:22:39.599984 image/jpeg 4834 2024-09-17T09:22:39.563019 image/jpeg 328972 2024-09-17T09:22:39.269989 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 en.wikipedia