Project Gutenberg 2020-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 138 Cummings, Ray 1887 1957 Cummings, Raymond King King, Ray Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph) 1884 1963 Paul, Frank Rudolph Monster of the Asteroid Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1941 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Monster of the Asteroid" by Ray Cummings is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The narrative unfolds in a futuristic setting during the year 1965, following the adventures of Thomas Ralston and his fiancé, Dora Franklin, who become ensnared in a bizarre and perilous situation involving extraterrestrial beings. The book delves into themes of captivity, identity, and the struggle against an alien consciousness that embodies the planet, showcasing Cummings' speculative imagination of the possibilities of interplanetary life. In the story, Thomas and Dora encounter a mysterious man named Bragg who lures them into a trap, leading to their abduction into space. Their captors consist of a criminal group, who have come under the dominion of a formidable entity referred to as the Supreme One, which exists on a desolate asteroid. As they navigate this fearsome new world, Thomas learns that the Supreme One controls various headless physical manifestations of itself to enforce its will. Among the captives are humans from Earth, Mars, and Venus, who have been coerced into the Supreme One's twisted plan to establish a new society under its rule. With rising tensions and a brewing revolt among the captives, Thomas must devise a plan to escape this cautionary tale where survival hangs in the balance. The climax propels them into chaos as the humans unite against their captors, leading to a dramatic struggle for freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Inventors -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 91842 2025-07-24T13:43:20.635791 text/html 68614 2024-10-18T03:13:41 text/html 390685 2025-07-24T13:43:22.940806 application/epub+zip 390400 2025-07-24T13:43:21.100762 application/epub+zip 99438 2025-07-24T13:43:20.869754 application/epub+zip 434202 2025-07-24T13:43:24.312808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426536 2025-07-24T13:43:22.734822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135818 2022-09-28T01:17:03.608250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84742 2025-07-24T13:43:20.441784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64973 2024-10-18T03:13:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17987 2025-07-24T13:43:24.555742 application/rdf+xml 30776 2025-07-24T13:43:20.959820 image/jpeg 4812 2025-07-24T13:43:20.913774 image/jpeg 598784 2025-07-24T13:43:20.654840 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