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Title: Queen of the Martian Catacombs

Note: Reading ease score: 92.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

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Summary: "Queen of the Martian Catacombs" by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The story follows Eric John Stark, a rugged Earthman with ties to Mars, navigating a treacherous landscape filled with danger and intrigue as he seeks a path through Martian society and to a city known as Valkis. The narrative touches on themes of survival, power struggles, and Stark's complex relationship with a mystical and haunting woman named Berild. At the start of the tale, Stark finds himself pursued in the Martian desert, where he is forced to confront a group of officers from Earth Police Control who have come to bring him back into custody for past transgressions. The opening chapters introduce Stark’s fierce determination to remain free and his grim acceptance of the harsh realities of his life, which is shaped by both his Earth lineage and his upbringing among Martians. As he encounters old friends and former mentors like Simon Ashton, Stark unwittingly gets drawn into a brewing conflict between various factions in Mars, including the ambitions of the cunning Kynon and the seductive, enigmatic Berild. The stark environment, echoing with ancient Martian legends, sets the stage for Stark's tumultuous journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Brackett, Leigh, 1915-1978

EBook No.: 63956

Published: Dec 4, 2020

Downloads: 148

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Adventure stories

Subject: Mars (Planet) -- Fiction

Subject: Stark, Eric John (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:63956:2 2020-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Brackett, Leigh en 1
2024-11-09T23:41:44Z Queen of the Martian Catacombs

This edition has images.

Title: Queen of the Martian Catacombs

Note: Reading ease score: 92.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Queen of the Martian Catacombs" by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The story follows Eric John Stark, a rugged Earthman with ties to Mars, navigating a treacherous landscape filled with danger and intrigue as he seeks a path through Martian society and to a city known as Valkis. The narrative touches on themes of survival, power struggles, and Stark's complex relationship with a mystical and haunting woman named Berild. At the start of the tale, Stark finds himself pursued in the Martian desert, where he is forced to confront a group of officers from Earth Police Control who have come to bring him back into custody for past transgressions. The opening chapters introduce Stark’s fierce determination to remain free and his grim acceptance of the harsh realities of his life, which is shaped by both his Earth lineage and his upbringing among Martians. As he encounters old friends and former mentors like Simon Ashton, Stark unwittingly gets drawn into a brewing conflict between various factions in Mars, including the ambitions of the cunning Kynon and the seductive, enigmatic Berild. The stark environment, echoing with ancient Martian legends, sets the stage for Stark's tumultuous journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Brackett, Leigh, 1915-1978

EBook No.: 63956

Published: Dec 4, 2020

Downloads: 148

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Adventure stories

Subject: Mars (Planet) -- Fiction

Subject: Stark, Eric John (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:63956:3 2020-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Brackett, Leigh en 1