Project Gutenberg 2009-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 84 Sloat, Edwin K. 1895 1986 Sloat, Edwin Kirk The Space Rover Produced from Astounding Stories February 1932. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Space Rover" by Edwin K. Sloat is a science fiction novel written in the early 1930s. The book delves into a thrilling narrative about young Winford, who leads a daring escape from the harsh prison mines of Mercury, illustrating themes of resilience and survival in an outer space setting. Through its imaginative take on interplanetary travel and space politics, the story embodies the adventurous spirit of early science fiction. In this gripping tale, Evan Winford and his fellow inmates, a ragtag group of Martians and Venusians, embark on a desperate escape aboard a prison tender ship. Faced with imminent capture, Winford must devise a plan to intercept a passing freighter and secure their freedom. Encountering numerous challenges, including internal discord among prisoners and dangerous confrontations aboard the freighter "Golden Fleece", Winford ultimately confronts his nemesis, Silas Teutoberg, whose betrayal led to his wrongful imprisonment. The plot weaves through action-packed sequences, intricate space maneuvers, and moral dilemmas, culminating in a high-stakes clash that tests Winford’s resolve and his desire for revenge. As the escape unfolds, the novel explores themes of justice, loyalty, and the complexity of human motivations in an unforgiving universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 82044 2025-07-12T08:50:10.496720 text/html 78710 2009-08-15T14:33:08 text/html 124199 2025-07-12T08:50:14.503744 application/epub+zip 122877 2025-07-12T08:50:12.210657 application/epub+zip 98046 2025-07-12T08:50:11.145694 application/epub+zip 214047 2025-07-12T08:50:16.161705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207078 2025-07-12T08:50:13.856733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158066 2022-09-13T16:43:15.944469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73894 2025-07-12T08:50:10.209717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73805 2009-08-15T14:33:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19271 2025-07-12T08:50:16.289642 application/rdf+xml 13139 2025-07-12T08:50:11.622709 image/jpeg 3460 2025-07-12T08:50:11.382685 image/jpeg 51951 2009-08-15T14:33:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 28023 2009-08-15T14:33:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 120351 2025-07-12T08:50:10.507682 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