Project Gutenberg 2020-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 144 Sternig, Larry 1908 1999 Sternig, Laurence J. Venusian Invader Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1945 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Venusian Invader" by Larry Sternig is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century, specifically published in a 1945 issue of Planet Stories. The book centers around a tense narrative involving interplanetary pirates, particularly focusing on the character Tar Norn, a notorious Venusian pirate who kidnaps the daughter of the Director of Comprotown, Leah Barrow. The story explores themes of duty, sacrifice, and the complexities of morality in the face of personal relationships. The plot unfolds as Tar Norn crash-lands a pirate ship on Callisto and seizes Leah Barrow as a hostage, demanding a fast spaceship in exchange for her life. As Mart Wells, a rocketport dispatcher, and Director Barrow coordinate a desperate search to save her, they face moral dilemmas about releasing a dangerous criminal versus risking the life of Leah. Tension escalates as Mart realizes that Tar Norn's threat may not involve a traditional time bomb but rather a deadly plan taking advantage of the scheduled operations of the freighters. The climax leads to an unexpected resolution where Mart's quick thinking prevents a tragedy and ultimately leads to Leah’s rescue, showcasing not just action but also elements of human connection and responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Adventure stories Space colonies -- Fiction Callisto (Satellite) -- Fiction Space pirates -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 57763 2025-07-25T08:48:38.904094 text/html 34180 2024-10-18T07:59:29 text/html 481393 2025-07-25T08:48:40.745123 application/epub+zip 480202 2025-07-25T08:48:39.331084 application/epub+zip 83641 2025-07-25T08:48:39.087093 application/epub+zip 518105 2025-07-25T08:48:42.034124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510954 2025-07-25T08:48:40.539080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114747 2022-09-28T17:49:52.212897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50985 2025-07-25T08:48:38.795097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31262 2024-10-18T07:59:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17268 2025-07-25T08:48:42.158078 application/rdf+xml 30039 2025-07-25T08:48:39.189087 image/jpeg 5185 2025-07-25T08:48:39.137091 image/jpeg 484093 2025-07-25T08:48:38.917109 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