Project Gutenberg 2009-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 278 Starzl, Roman Frederick 1899 1976 Starzl, R. F. (Roman Frederick) The Martian Cabal Produced from Astounding Stories May 1932. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Martian Cabal" by Roman Frederick Starzl is a science fiction novelette written in the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, Sime Hemingway, a member of the Interplanetary Flying Police, as he navigates a complex political situation on Mars filled with intrigue and danger. From the outset, the narrative hints at a brewing conflict between Earth and Mars orchestrated by powerful financial interests, and it sets the stage for an exciting adventure. At the start of the story, Sime Hemingway struggles to sleep in an opulent Martian hotel, plagued by a sense of impending danger. His fears are confirmed when a mysterious young woman, claiming to be in danger, emerges from his mist-bath. She warns him of a plot against him and urges him to help prevent an impending war. As the opening unfolds, we learn of a conspiracy, with the girl, Princess Sira, suggesting that corrupt governmental forces, including the ambitious Scar Balta, are involved. The narrative immediately engages the reader with themes of political corruption, rebellion, and the personal stakes surrounding the characters, setting up a riveting tale of suspense and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 207421 2025-08-12T07:50:42.306024 text/html 207193 2009-07-18T07:07:42 text/html 260347 2025-08-12T07:50:48.751978 application/epub+zip 262658 2025-08-12T07:50:45.131034 application/epub+zip 136480 2025-08-12T07:50:43.963018 application/epub+zip 408556 2025-08-12T07:50:51.574027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384036 2025-08-12T07:50:48.017014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251949 2022-09-13T15:23:49.220121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187897 2025-08-12T07:50:41.664055 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187740 2009-07-18T07:07:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18780 2025-08-12T07:50:51.699963 application/rdf+xml 13417 2025-08-12T07:50:44.470012 image/jpeg 3425 2025-08-12T07:50:44.215024 image/jpeg 177196 2009-07-18T07:07:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 73876 2009-07-18T07:07:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 252209 2025-08-12T07:50:42.330027 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