Project Gutenberg 2021-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 154 Tenn, William 1920 2010 Klass, Philip Putnam, Kenneth Vestal, Herman B. 1916 2007 Vestal, H. B. (Herman B.) Vestal, Herman Beeson Beeson Ricardo's Virus Produced from Planet Stories March 1953 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Ricardo's Virus" by William Tenn is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book takes place on the planet Venus, exploring the challenges faced by human colonists amidst the harsh and dangerous alien environment. The central theme revolves around a deadly virus named after the first man who attempted to settle on Venus, highlighting the struggle for survival and the quest for a vaccine that could save countless lives. The story follows Graff Dingle, a colonist on Venus, as he grapples with a knife wound that exposes him to Ricardo's Virus, giving him only hours to live. In his quest to rescue the kidnapped Greta Bergenson and her father, Graff teams up with a pterodactyl named MacDuff, who has his own reasons for pursuing the villains responsible for the abduction. The narrative unfolds through Graff's perilous journey into the dangerous swamps of Venus, filled with hostile flora and fauna, as he confronts outlaws like Max Pubina who seek to profit from the chaos. With time running out due to the virus and numerous obstacles in his path, Graff's determination and innate connection to the planet offer a gripping exploration of courage, adaptation, and the survival of both humans and native creatures alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Adventure stories Rescues -- Fiction Diseases -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 59912 2025-07-25T12:28:04.518210 text/html 36112 2024-10-18T10:30:57 text/html 471456 2025-07-25T12:28:06.467218 application/epub+zip 470285 2025-07-25T12:28:04.957227 application/epub+zip 81163 2025-07-25T12:28:04.707220 application/epub+zip 510097 2025-07-25T12:28:07.814207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502703 2025-07-25T12:28:06.247228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113669 2022-09-29T05:12:29.520422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53296 2025-07-25T12:28:04.386204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33490 2024-10-18T10:30:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18147 2025-07-25T12:28:07.948170 application/rdf+xml 33788 2025-07-25T12:28:04.818190 image/jpeg 5515 2025-07-25T12:28:04.760203 image/jpeg 498662 2025-07-25T12:28:04.533226 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