Project Gutenberg 2020-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 87 Gallun, Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) 1911 1994 Gallun, Raymond Zinke Morey, Leo 1889 1965 Morey y Pena, Leopoldo Raul The Raiders of Saturn's Ring The Raiders of Saturn's Rings Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1941 Listed in magazine table of contents as "The Raiders of Saturn's Rings." Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Raiders of Saturn's Ring" by Raymond Z. Gallun is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1940s. The book unfolds in a futuristic setting on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, where humans have established a colony that faces the threat of invasion from the aggressive, furry Callistans of Jupiter's moon, Callisto. The narrative centers on a struggle for survival against overwhelming odds, exploring themes of bravery, resilience, and the ingenuity of the human spirit. The story follows Ron Leiccsen, the nephew of a legendary explorer who discovered Titan, as he grapples with the impending doom of his colony. With the Callistans launching destructive raids, Ron proposes a pragmatic retreat, whereas others advocate for defiance. After a local horticulturist reveals a hidden plan involving seeds from Earth that could turn the tide against the alien invaders, Ron and a determined teacher, Anna Charles, embark on a perilous mission to retrieve these seeds from Mars. Their journey is fraught with danger, culminating in a creative escape through Saturn's Rings, leading to an unexpected twist where the seeds prove to be both a weapon and a potential salvation against the Callistans’ oppression. Ultimately, the invaders underestimate the resilience of the Earth colonists, resulting in a clever and ironic victory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Titan (Satellite) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 99738 2025-06-24T12:56:25.813813 text/html 76359 2024-10-17T17:46:53 text/html 364964 2025-06-24T12:56:27.811771 application/epub+zip 364528 2025-06-24T12:56:26.209823 application/epub+zip 95707 2025-06-24T12:56:25.985756 application/epub+zip 411959 2025-06-24T12:56:29.226813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403584 2025-06-24T12:56:27.611760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134973 2022-09-27T23:49:45.002334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92672 2023-09-26T11:25:30.163913 text/plain 72717 2024-10-17T17:46:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17047 2025-06-24T12:56:29.354774 application/rdf+xml 36603 2025-06-24T12:56:26.070784 image/jpeg 5555 2025-06-24T12:56:26.027760 image/jpeg 570650 2025-06-24T12:56:25.833753 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