Project Gutenberg 2014-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 140 Bell, William Dixon 1865 1951 The Moon Colony Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Moon Colony" by William Dixon Bell is a science fiction novel written in the late 1930s. The story follows Julian Epworth, who leads a convoy of planes transporting a significant gold shipment and confronts aerial pirates while uncovering a mysterious plot involving the moon. Alongside his friend Billy Sand, Epworth embarks on thrilling adventures that involve high-stakes air combat and unexpected discoveries about extraterrestrial activities. At the start of the narrative, the characters are introduced as they fly over the desert, protecting a valuable airship carrying a fortune in gold. Their mission is soon jeopardized as they encounter signals of distress from a fellow aircraft, leading to an intense aerial battle against a powerful pirate airship. This confrontation sets the stage for Julian and Billy to delve deeper into a world of secrecy and danger, including a hidden agenda related to the moon. The opening portion establishes not only the action-packed premise but also hints at the adventurous and perilous journey that awaits the characters as they grapple with threats both terrestrial and extraterrestrial. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Interplanetary voyages -- Juvenile fiction Space ships -- Juvenile fiction Moon -- Juvenile fiction Human-alien encounters -- Juvenile fiction Life on other planets -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 343819 2025-08-19T07:27:57.304384 text/html 321538 2024-10-24T12:47:30 text/html 279528 2025-08-19T07:28:01.814388 application/epub+zip 279017 2025-08-19T07:27:57.936437 application/epub+zip 244215 2025-08-19T07:27:57.608387 application/epub+zip 362604 2025-08-19T07:28:05.160374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337428 2025-08-19T07:28:01.536351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302961 2022-09-21T15:18:42.694329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324786 2025-08-19T07:27:56.779424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 305078 2024-10-24T12:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17354 2025-08-19T07:28:05.295359 application/rdf+xml 14576 2025-08-19T07:27:57.729373 image/jpeg 2315 2025-08-19T07:27:57.665395 image/jpeg 240378 2025-08-19T07:27:57.334387 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