Project Gutenberg 2022-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 103 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Orban, Paul 1896 1974 Latent Image $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Incorporated,$c1944. Produced from Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1944 Plutonian Lens Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Latent Image" by Wesley Long is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. Set in a futuristic universe where humanity has colonized the far reaches of the solar system, the story revolves around John McBride, who is stranded on a manmade version of Hell on the planet Pluto. The narrative explores themes of familial duty and the bounds of human endurance as McBride desperately seeks a way to return to his pregnant wife, Enid, who is critically ill and needs him by her side. The plot follows McBride's frantic attempts to secure passage back home after receiving news of his wife's condition. Encountering a series of technological hurdles and the eccentric crew operating an experimental spaceship called the "Haywire Queen", McBride uses his engineering knowledge to help repair the ship and try to hasten their journey. As they face extreme challenges, including a malfunctioning drive that causes the ship to exceed the speed of light, McBride's determination to reach Enid remains the central driving force. Ultimately, he arrives just in time to witness the birth of their son, linking the title's concept of a "latent image" to the newborn's resemblance to his father and the culmination of his struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220305061434long 1944 US Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Space flight -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction Pluto (Dwarf planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 84966 2025-07-27T06:37:34.285612 text/html 61592 2024-10-18T22:27:33 text/html 581071 2025-07-27T06:37:36.673630 application/epub+zip 579902 2025-07-27T06:37:34.837638 application/epub+zip 99444 2025-07-27T06:37:34.562592 application/epub+zip 555002 2025-07-27T06:37:38.155575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547557 2025-07-27T06:37:36.402627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137163 2022-09-30T18:19:27.649870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76685 2025-07-27T06:37:34.044597 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56808 2024-10-18T22:27:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17968 2025-07-27T06:37:38.298578 application/rdf+xml 24060 2025-07-27T06:37:34.671593 image/jpeg 4123 2025-07-27T06:37:34.615622 image/jpeg 533340 2025-07-27T06:37:34.306629 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