Project Gutenberg 2016-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 129 MacApp, C. C. 1917 1971 Capps, Carroll Mather MacApp, C.C. Giunta, John 1920 1970 Giunta Guinta, John Giunta, J. A Guest of Ganymede Produced from Worlds of Tomorrow June 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Guest of Ganymede" by C. C. MacApp is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the character Gil Murdoch, who navigates the treacherous waters of interplanetary intrigue as he travels to Jupiter's moon Ganymede with a blind billionaire, Frederick Waverill. The book explores themes of greed, survival, and the lengths one is willing to go for immortality through a dangerous alien virus. The narrative unfolds as Murdoch and Waverill attempt to make contact with the enigmatic aliens of Ganymede, who possess advanced medical knowledge and a mysterious virus that grants longevity. As the pair navigates the alien environment, tension builds regarding Murdoch's ulterior motives to smuggle out the life-extending virus for himself. Waverill’s sight is restored through alien technology, but Murdoch grapples with the moral implications of his actions, ultimately leading to a confrontation between the two. The story culminates in unexpected twists that blur the lines between victor and victim, leaving a haunting commentary on the pursuit of power and the cost of human ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Thieves -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 79440 2025-07-21T07:44:15.593981 text/html 55836 2024-10-23T01:06:00 text/html 471406 2025-07-21T07:44:17.503995 application/epub+zip 471461 2025-07-21T07:44:15.981004 application/epub+zip 95312 2025-07-21T07:44:15.764998 application/epub+zip 513296 2025-07-21T07:44:18.812001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506402 2025-07-21T07:44:17.291963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130757 2022-09-24T04:34:00.075293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71681 2025-07-21T07:44:15.448979 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51920 2024-10-23T01:06:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18001 2025-07-21T07:44:18.940967 application/rdf+xml 24641 2025-07-21T07:44:15.832988 image/jpeg 4036 2025-07-21T07:44:15.798988 image/jpeg 427771 2025-07-21T07:44:15.614991 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 en.wikipedia