Project Gutenberg 2020-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 183 Adams, James R. Murphy, A. Formula for Conquest Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1945 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Formula for Conquest" by James R. Adams is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century, specifically during the 1940s. The book follows a soldier of fortune named Tod Mulhane, who gets embroiled in an interplanetary conflict involving multiple planets and their respective forces. The central theme revolves around Professor August Q. Twilken's formula, which has the potential to accelerate the evolution of the primitive inhabitants of Venus, thus impacting the power dynamics among the Allied Worlds and their adversaries. The story begins when Mulhane encounters Professor Twilken in a Martian bar, who reveals a desperate plan to avert an impending interplanetary war by using his transformative formula to gain an edge over their enemies. However, their mission becomes complicated when they attract the attention of Mon Pordo, a Jovian agent eager to steal the formula for his own nefarious purposes. After being captured, Mulhane and Twilken find themselves imprisoned but ultimately orchestrate a clever escape. The climax unfolds in a dramatic confrontation at the Jovian palace, where Mulhane disrupts a pivotal meeting with a daring plan to thwart Pordo and his allies, ultimately leading to their downfall. The narrative presents a blend of action, adventure, and a critique of ambition-driven conflicts, revealing Mulhane's resilience and ingenuity amidst chaotic circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Scientists -- Fiction Adventure stories Mercenary troops -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 69289 2025-07-25T08:44:19.283913 text/html 45626 2024-10-18T07:54:46 text/html 456815 2025-07-25T08:44:21.270861 application/epub+zip 455623 2025-07-25T08:44:19.728865 application/epub+zip 94854 2025-07-25T08:44:19.476877 application/epub+zip 497422 2025-07-25T08:44:22.617881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489545 2025-07-25T08:44:21.053877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129029 2022-09-28T17:40:47.048868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62450 2025-07-25T08:44:19.156867 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42689 2024-10-18T07:54:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17351 2025-07-25T08:44:22.948867 application/rdf+xml 31121 2025-07-25T08:44:19.584880 image/jpeg 5298 2025-07-25T08:44:19.527877 image/jpeg 463547 2025-07-25T08:44:19.298895 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