Project Gutenberg 2020-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 113 James, D. L. (Daniel Lewis) 1911 1988 James, Daniel Lewis Smalle, Ed Exit From Asteroid 60 Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1940 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Exit From Asteroid 60" by D. L. James is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1940s. The book delves into themes of slavery and rebellion set against the backdrop of a Martian satellite, Echo, where Earthmen are used as forced labor to extract valuable ore. It combines elements of adventure and speculative fiction, exploring the dynamics between humans and Martians in a future where technology and exploitation intersect. The story follows Neal Bormon, an Earthman who is shanghaied from a spaceport and ends up laboring under harsh conditions on Echo alongside fellow captive Keith Calbur. As they endure the relentless demands of their Martian captors and the debilitating effects of a drug that prevents sleep, the duo devises a plan to escape after discovering the Martians' secret: they are using a specially designed cyclotron to transport the ore to Mars. Through a series of perilous confrontations and innovative tactics, Bormon ultimately finds himself escaping the grasp of death and bringing hope of liberation not only for himself but for the other enslaved Earthmen. The climax reveals themes of sacrifice and resilience, culminating in a rescue by the Earth-Mars Space Police, who discover the Martian conspiracy behind the prisoners’ plight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Prisoners -- Fiction Martians -- Fiction Escapes -- Fiction Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 60652 2025-07-24T12:38:41.143931 text/html 36895 2024-10-17T17:36:50 text/html 209118 2025-07-24T12:38:43.041885 application/epub+zip 207942 2025-07-24T12:38:41.582942 application/epub+zip 90781 2025-07-24T12:38:41.303886 application/epub+zip 247304 2025-07-24T12:38:44.343879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240078 2025-07-24T12:38:42.846853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123047 2022-09-27T22:58:15.671877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53873 2025-07-24T12:38:40.999910 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34111 2024-10-17T17:36:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18075 2025-07-24T12:38:44.484838 application/rdf+xml 33251 2025-07-24T12:38:41.401875 image/jpeg 5374 2025-07-24T12:38:41.349879 image/jpeg 408632 2025-07-24T12:38:41.162905 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