Project Gutenberg 2020-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 141 Williams, Robert Moore 1907 1977 Jarvis, E. K. Rosenthal, Leon Quest on Io Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1940 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Quest on Io" by Robert Moore Williams is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The story follows Andy Horn, a prospector on Io, one of Jupiter's moons, who is in search of valuable minerals while accompanied by his intelligent honey-bear, Oscar. The plot explores themes of survival, conflict, and unexpected alliances in a harsh extraterrestrial environment. The narrative begins with Andy on a prospecting trip to Io, where he encounters danger from an unknown adversary wielding a heat ray. After a series of confrontations, he meets Frieda Dahlem, a female prospector who initially mistakes him for a claim-jumper. As they navigate threats from rival prospectors and explore the mines together, they stumble upon a hidden chamber containing radium deposits. The story weaves together their budding partnership amidst peril, highlighting their survival instincts and the discovery of past intelligent life on Io through traces left in the cavern. Ultimately, the dynamic between Andy, Frieda, and Oscar showcases the themes of camaraderie and resourcefulness in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Prospecting -- Fiction Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction Io (Satellite) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 57192 2025-07-24T12:30:52.053052 text/html 33441 2024-10-17T17:28:36 text/html 317334 2025-07-24T12:30:54.037049 application/epub+zip 316146 2025-07-24T12:30:52.435035 application/epub+zip 81169 2025-07-24T12:30:52.218063 application/epub+zip 354729 2025-07-24T12:30:55.342050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347199 2025-07-24T12:30:53.689016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112442 2022-09-27T22:42:26.123592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50118 2025-07-24T12:30:51.929079 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30381 2024-10-17T17:28:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17337 2025-07-24T12:30:55.470007 application/rdf+xml 38040 2025-07-24T12:30:52.301072 image/jpeg 5556 2025-07-24T12:30:52.260042 image/jpeg 539216 2025-07-24T12:30:52.067098 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