Project Gutenberg 2020-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 84 Ackermann, Henry Andrew Dun, Angus South to Propontis Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1941 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "South to Propontis" by Henry Andrew Ackermann is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The story unfolds on Mars and follows the journey of a young Earth-man, Don Moffat, who longs to escape his harsh life in the Martian desert and dream of reaching Propontis, the planet's capital. The narrative explores themes of survival, betrayal, and the clash of cultures as Don confronts both human and Martian adversaries in his quest for a better life. The plot centers around Don, who narrowly escapes death at the hands of his uncle, only to be captured by two outlaws en route to Propontis. As they traverse the perilous Martian desert, they encounter various hardships, including thirst and the menacing native Martians. After being taken to an ancient Martian city, Don witnesses the violent fate of his captors at the hands of feral birds driven mad by a mysterious substance. Relying on his father's teachings, Don ingeniously constructs a makeshift generator from available materials, ultimately using its alarming sound to repel the Martians and pave his way to freedom. Rather than wallow in despair, Don's resourcefulness and will to survive lead him to a hopeful beginning, hinting at the greener world he has yearned for. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Young men -- Fiction Martians -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 51809 2025-06-24T12:51:55.394472 text/html 27847 2024-10-17T17:46:25 text/html 340636 2025-06-24T12:51:57.013499 application/epub+zip 339485 2025-06-24T12:51:55.739536 application/epub+zip 76070 2025-06-24T12:51:55.541512 application/epub+zip 375341 2025-06-24T12:51:58.158465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367794 2025-06-24T12:51:56.827504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104567 2022-09-27T23:39:28.387716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45315 2023-09-26T11:20:53.337570 text/plain 25395 2024-10-17T17:46:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16718 2025-06-24T12:51:58.282487 application/rdf+xml 36603 2025-06-24T12:51:55.620466 image/jpeg 5555 2025-06-24T12:51:55.580481 image/jpeg 551176 2025-06-24T12:51:55.408547 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