{"product_id":"interplanetary-hunter","title":"Interplanetary Hunter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterplanetary Hunter\u003c\/strong\u003e is a science fiction compilation of novellas by American author Arthur K. Barnes first published in 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the not-so-distant future, humans have colonized much of the solar system and discovered that dangerous life abounds on Venus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, and some of the comets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003cem\u003eInterplanetary Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e, two Earthmen, Tommy Strike and Gerry Carlyle, hunt the most dangerous of these creatures for inclusion in the Interplanetary Zoo in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNovellas included are: \u003cem\u003eThe Hothouse World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dual World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSatellite Five\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Energy Eaters\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Seven Sleepers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Venus, interplanetary hunters Strike and Carlyle stalk the monstrous Whip, suffer under the onslaughts of the Whiz-Bang Beetles and track the huge Shovel-Mouth. Travelling on to Jupiter, Quade and Carlyle pit themselves against the fire-breathing Cacus on the fifth Jovian satellite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the Gas Giants the hunters meet the Shaggies, the Goras and the amazing, tunnel-boring Rotary Mole. Venturing to Almussen’s Comet they will have to battle against the fierce three-headed Hyclops and the intelligent, extra-Solarian Protean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is worth mentioning that one of the main characters is the female captain of a ship. Not so often seen in fiction from the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArthur Kelvin Barnes\u003c\/strong\u003e (1909-1969) was an American science fiction author. Barnes wrote mostly for pulp magazines in the 1930s and 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarnes was most noted for his vivid and believable portrayals of alien life. As such, he is compared to Stanley G. Weinbaum. Before Barnes (and Weinbaum), SF writers usually portrayed aliens as earth-like monsters, with little originality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46346117546194,"sku":"f562e1ea-2a19-3b9b-932f-396a73df8dc2","price":2.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_57ac6f1e-719b-40ff-8e35-ebe0a54e2b1f.jpg?v=1762996034","url":"https:\/\/iandigo.com\/fr\/products\/interplanetary-hunter","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}