Project Gutenberg 2022-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 149 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Stevens, Lawrence Sterne 1886 1960 Lawrence Lawrence, Stephen Stevens, L. Sterne Stevens, Sterne Stevens, Lawrence Planet of Sand $aUnited States :$bPopular Publications, Inc.,$c1948. Produced from Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1948 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Planet of Sand" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Stan Buckley, a lieutenant wrongfully accused and imprisoned aboard a spaceship, who escapes into the emptiness of space. The book explores themes of survival, rivalry, and the intrigue of alien civilizations as Buckley finds himself on a desolate planet, Khor Alpha, fraught with dangers, including mysterious machines that impact his struggle for existence. As Stan Buckley navigates this hostile environment, he encounters fascinating yet perplexing structures suggesting advanced technology, yet devoid of life. His situation becomes even more complicated when he discovers that his enemy, Rob Torren, has pursued him to the same planet, motivated by jealousy and revenge. The novel intensifies as Stan and his love, Esther, find ways to survive under the watchful eyes of engineering marvels that inhabit the surface. Amidst the challenges of the alien world and the impending confrontation with Torren, the story examines the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming odds, leading to an unexpected resolution that hints at new beginnings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220521145717leinster 1948 US Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Castaways -- Fiction Escaped prisoners -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 128496 2025-07-27T06:49:25.812700 text/html 105513 2024-10-18T22:36:39 text/html 463136 2025-07-27T06:49:28.322767 application/epub+zip 463843 2025-07-27T06:49:26.288691 application/epub+zip 117335 2025-07-27T06:49:26.022704 application/epub+zip 518431 2025-07-27T06:49:30.038700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509332 2025-07-27T06:49:28.092687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162976 2022-09-30T18:43:55.228961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120516 2025-07-27T06:49:25.627697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100635 2024-10-18T22:36:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18807 2025-07-27T06:49:30.211652 application/rdf+xml 33767 2025-07-27T06:49:26.128714 image/jpeg 5154 2025-07-27T06:49:26.074728 image/jpeg 455839 2025-07-27T06:49:25.836709 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