Project Gutenberg 2022-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 165 Kuttner, Henry 1915 1958 Liddell, C. H. Smith, Woodrow Wilson Hammond, Keith Hastings, Hudson Leydenfrost, Alexander 1888 1961 Leidenfrost, Sandor Thunder in the void $aUnited States :$bFictioneers, Inc.,$c1942. Produced from Astonishing Stories, October 1942 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan, Alex White & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net. "Thunder in the Void" by Henry Kuttner is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The story explores humanity's first ventures into space, unveiling the dangers of a malevolent alien race on Pluto that feeds on the life force of humans. The narrative follows the protagonist, Saul Duncan, who seeks revenge against those who wronged him while navigating the perils of space travel. The plot begins with Saul Duncan escaping from the harsh confines of Transpolar Penitentiary, aided by the unscrupulous Brent Olcott. Driven by the hope of reuniting with his wife, Andrea, Duncan is compelled to hijack a spaceship to procure valuable Martian radium. However, the title's ominous warning about the treacherous void holds true as Duncan soon learns of the Varra, enigmatic energy beings that have co-existed with humanity but harbor a sinister secret. The betrayal and death of Andrea at the hands of the Plutonians propel Duncan into a violent quest for vengeance as he discovers that the Varra themselves may be the true threat in the void. The novel weaves themes of sacrifice, betrayal, and the dark depths of human ambition as Duncan confronts the cosmic horrors lurking beyond the stars. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220603080215kuttner 1942 US Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Space flight -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 91442 2025-07-27T06:30:35.546633 text/html 71507 2024-10-18T22:22:13 text/html 408529 2025-07-27T06:30:37.864630 application/epub+zip 407351 2025-07-27T06:30:36.063690 application/epub+zip 101744 2025-07-27T06:30:35.753625 application/epub+zip 455201 2025-07-27T06:30:39.328634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447611 2025-07-27T06:30:37.638615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142097 2022-09-30T18:01:36.578044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83896 2025-07-27T06:30:35.370617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63984 2024-10-18T22:22:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17805 2025-07-27T06:30:39.468586 application/rdf+xml 28976 2025-07-27T06:30:35.862674 image/jpeg 4960 2025-07-27T06:30:35.807625 image/jpeg 382980 2025-07-27T06:30:35.563620 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