Project Gutenberg 2012-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 149 Ruch, Monroe K. Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph) 1884 1963 Paul, Frank Rudolph The Moon Destroyers Produced from Wonder Stories Quarterly Winter 1932 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Moon Destroyers" by Monroe K. Ruch is a science fiction novel written in the early 1930s. The book explores themes of interplanetary travel and the catastrophic consequences of the Moon's gravitational influences on Earth, particularly in relation to earthquakes. This tale combines elements of adventure, science fiction, and a dash of romance, making it a captivating narrative set against the backdrop of early 20th-century speculative thought about space travel and celestial mechanics. In this story, Professor Erickson and his assistant Jack Holden lead a daring expedition to destroy the Moon in order to prevent further catastrophic earthquakes caused by its gravitational pull. Following a devastating earthquake that devastates New York, they rally a group of scientists and engineers to execute this ambitious plan. After encountering various challenges—including a midnight attack, a confrontation with space pirates, and complicated repairs aboard their ships—Holden and his crew successfully land on the Moon. They strategically plant bombs made from a new chemical, hexoxen, aimed at vaporizing the lunar surface. Amidst the chaos of their mission, Holden reunites with his long-lost sweetheart, Jean, who has been captured by the pirates. The culmination of their efforts results in the destruction of the Moon, thus averting future disasters on Earth and allowing Holden to reconcile with Jean as they return home as heroes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41029/41029-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Moon -- Fiction Space pirates -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 87508 2025-08-16T14:40:08.108489 text/html 64054 2024-10-23T11:20:11 text/html 359642 2025-08-16T14:40:10.327497 application/epub+zip 358250 2025-08-16T14:40:08.651571 application/epub+zip 98677 2025-08-16T14:40:08.384488 application/epub+zip 406369 2025-08-16T14:40:11.745473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396501 2025-08-16T14:40:10.067499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137236 2022-09-18T18:10:02.401457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78443 2025-08-16T14:40:07.930485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58681 2024-10-23T11:20:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17789 2025-08-16T14:40:12.160449 application/rdf+xml 31012 2025-08-16T14:40:08.457480 image/jpeg 4834 2025-08-16T14:40:08.420472 image/jpeg 328981 2025-08-16T14:40:08.127474 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