Project Gutenberg 2009-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 141 Williamson, Jack 1908 2006 Williamson, John Stewart Stewart, Will The Pygmy Planet Pigmy Planet Produced from Astounding Stories February 1932. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Pygmy Planet" by Jack Williamson is a science fiction novel written during the early 20th century, specifically in the 1930s. The story follows Larry Manahan, a frustrated advertising agent yearning for adventure, who becomes embroiled in a remarkable and dangerous situation after receiving a mysterious call from a young woman named Agnes Sterling. The narrative dives into themes of exploration and the consequences of scientific experimentation as Larry finds himself on a miniature planet that exists in a laboratory, witnessing the evolution of its inhabitants and the erratic behavior of a monstrous intelligent machine. The plot unfolds when Larry discovers that Agnes, along with her employer, Dr. Travis Whiting, are caught in a web of danger involving this Pygmy Planet and its bizarre, machine-like creatures. After witnessing the horrors that ensue when these creatures abduct Dr. Whiting, Larry learns that he can shrink himself to enter the miniature world. He battles against time and the ruthless mechanical denizens in a desperate attempt to rescue Agnes and confronts a dark civilization that worships an ancient steam hammer as a god. As he navigates this uncharted territory filled with peril, he uncovers the tragic fate of the planet's prior inhabitants and ultimately must foil their sinister sacrifices. The story is a thrilling blend of adventure, science, and the exploration of humanity's relationship with technology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 83986 2025-08-12T06:41:46.478606 text/html 80863 2009-06-20T10:46:14 text/html 261708 2025-08-12T06:41:50.488617 application/epub+zip 260519 2025-08-12T06:41:48.101606 application/epub+zip 95012 2025-08-12T06:41:47.061584 application/epub+zip 357541 2025-08-12T06:41:52.255566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350636 2025-08-12T06:41:49.869612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159771 2022-09-13T13:55:09.653114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76108 2025-08-12T06:41:46.185676 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75960 2009-06-20T10:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19145 2025-08-12T06:41:52.498575 application/rdf+xml 13000 2025-08-12T06:41:47.548580 image/jpeg 3495 2025-08-12T06:41:47.304609 image/jpeg 185597 2009-06-20T10:46:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 28650 2009-06-20T10:46:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 252338 2025-08-12T06:41:46.494610 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia