Project Gutenberg 2010-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 172 Brown, Florence Verbell Bride of the Dark One Produced from Planet Stories July 1952. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bride of the Dark One" by Florence Verbell Brown is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The narrative unfolds in a distant future, set in the backdrop of a lawless planet called Yaroto, a refuge for outcasts and the hunted of the galaxy. The story grapples with themes of love, betrayal, and the quest for redemption, revolving around Ransome, an Earthman haunted by his past and entwined in the grim rituals of the Temple of the Dark One. The storyline follows Ransome as he navigates a treacherous world where he is pursued by the priests seeking retribution for his previous blasphemy against their dark deity. Along the way, he encounters Mytor, a Venusian with ulterior motives, who offers Ransome a chance at escape in exchange for aiding in the capture of Dura-ki, Ransome’s former beloved now involved with the pirate Captain Jareth. As Ransome’s journey progresses, he confronts his past and faces dangerous decisions that intertwine his fate with both the women in his life—Dura-ki, the object of his former affections, and Irene, a woman who ignites new feelings within him. Ultimately, the novel culminates in a gripping confrontation with the priests, leading to revelations about loyalty and love, as both Ransome and Irene seek to chart a new course in a galaxy riddled with darkness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 61575 2025-10-13T03:53:43.800934 text/html 57935 2010-02-17T11:12:02 text/html 227504 2025-10-13T03:53:47.590915 application/epub+zip 226333 2025-10-13T03:53:45.333959 application/epub+zip 90942 2025-10-13T03:53:44.340942 application/epub+zip 302671 2025-10-13T03:53:49.196948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295156 2025-10-13T03:53:46.929941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136432 2022-09-14T11:15:32.832054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53474 2025-10-13T03:53:43.501953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53306 2010-02-17T11:12:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18121 2025-10-13T03:53:49.316910 application/rdf+xml 11323 2025-10-13T03:53:44.828957 image/jpeg 2901 2025-10-13T03:53:44.586917 image/jpeg 167978 2010-02-17T11:12:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 20474 2010-02-17T11:12:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 243581 2025-10-13T03:53:43.827965 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