Goddess of the Moon by John Murray Reynolds
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"Goddess of the Moon" by John Murray Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Larry Gibson, an earth-spy struggling with despair as a deadly epidemic known as the Gray Death ravages humanity. He is entangled in a desperate quest, alongside Crispin Gillingwater Ripon, to reach the Moon in order to retrieve crucial radium salts that could save Earth from this impending doom. At
the start of the narrative, Gibson arrives in a devastated New York City, grappling with his own past failures as a pilot. He soon encounters Ripon, a quirky scientist determined to recover valuable resources from the Moon amidst the backdrop of societal collapse. Their unfolding journey introduces a cast of characters, including peculiar insect-like beings on the Moon and a mysterious girl, Diana, who may hold the key to humanity's hope. As they navigate political intrigue and opposition from the ruling forces of Gral-Thala, the opening chapters hint at action and adventure that promises to challenge Gibson's resolve and redefine his identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Reynolds, John Murray, 1901-1993 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Morey, Leo, 1889-1965 |
| Title | Goddess of the Moon |
| Series Title | Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1940 |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Space flight to the moon -- Fiction |
| Subject | Diseases -- Fiction |
| Subject | Moon -- Fiction |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61805 |
| Release Date | Apr 11, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 311 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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