Project Gutenberg 2021-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 143 West, John Foster 1918 2008 Vestal, Herman B. 1916 2007 Vestal, H. B. (Herman B.) Vestal, Herman Beeson Beeson Duel in Black Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1947 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Duel in Black" by John Foster West is a science fiction short story published in the early mid-20th century, specifically appearing in Planet Stories in the winter of 1947. Set on the moon, the narrative unfolds a tense confrontation around a valuable uranium claim, trapping the main character in a life-or-death duel against a notorious claim jumper. The story captures themes of survival, danger, and the harsh realities of life on Luna. The plot follows young prospector Ron Crag as he stakes his claim on a rich uranium lode but soon finds himself facing the ruthless claim jumper Joe Braun. The action escalates as both men engage in a cat-and-mouse game under the shadows on the moon, where Ron must rely on strategy and courage to survive Joe’s deadly attacks. With Braun taunting from the shadows, Ron calculates his moves carefully, taking risks to reach his catatread while dodging lethal gunfire. The story climaxes as Ron takes a calculated shot amid the chaos, ultimately leading to a dramatic confrontation. In a twist of fate, Ron's gamble pays off, resulting in Braun's demise and leaving Ron to claim his prize, illuminated by both danger and determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Moon -- Fiction Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction Gunfighters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 42240 2025-07-25T11:33:21.531501 text/html 18179 2024-10-18T09:54:49 text/html 361279 2025-07-25T11:33:23.434503 application/epub+zip 360082 2025-07-25T11:33:22.097509 application/epub+zip 72139 2025-07-25T11:33:21.755505 application/epub+zip 394408 2025-07-25T11:33:24.625482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387212 2025-07-25T11:33:23.219507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99524 2022-09-28T23:23:59.966471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35980 2025-07-25T11:33:21.435529 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16178 2024-10-18T09:54:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17489 2025-07-25T11:33:24.768478 application/rdf+xml 31013 2025-07-25T11:33:21.871507 image/jpeg 5216 2025-07-25T11:33:21.805522 image/jpeg 503399 2025-07-25T11:33:21.545507 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