Project Gutenberg 2023-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 186 Winterbotham, R. R. (Russell Robert) 1904 1971 Winterbotham, Russell Robert Winterbotham, Russ Winterbotham, R.R. Brillhart, Ralph 1924 2007 Brillhart, Ralph Winton The red planet : $b a science fiction novel $aUnited States :$bMonarch Books, Inc., $c1962. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Red Planet" by Russ Winterbotham is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around a manned mission to Mars, exploring themes of jealousy, ambition, and the complexities of human relationships set against the backdrop of space travel. Key characters include Bill Drake, Gail Loring, and Dr. Lewis Spartan, with tension arising from Spartan's desire for power and revenge intertwined with the crew's mission. At the start of the novel, Bill Drake is anxious about Operation Jehad, the first manned flight to Mars, particularly concerning their last astronaut candidate, Willy Zinder. As the story unfolds, it's revealed that Gail Loring, who has chosen Drake as her husband for the sake of the mission, unknowingly sets off a chain of events that leads to tragedy. Willy experiences a severe crisis during his final testing phase, and despite attempts to regain control, he inadvertently triggers an early re-entry, resulting in a disaster that could jeopardize the entire Mars project. The opening sets up a compelling mix of technical challenges, personal stakes, and the dramatic tension that will characterize the crew's journey to the Red Planet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ppt.ssfcbz202002001129&view=1up&seq=2 20221212060755winterboth 1962 US Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Martians -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 329554 2025-07-28T07:32:32.314544 text/html 328555 2023-06-26T16:49:45 text/html 626070 2025-07-28T07:32:38.403529 application/epub+zip 630145 2025-07-28T07:32:33.896550 application/epub+zip 275301 2025-07-28T07:32:32.874569 application/epub+zip 862443 2025-07-28T07:32:41.650477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 841556 2025-07-28T07:32:37.781505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312637 2025-07-28T07:32:31.581573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 312363 2023-06-26T16:49:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19314 2025-07-28T07:32:41.799483 application/rdf+xml 29914 2025-07-28T07:32:33.166521 image/jpeg 4829 2025-07-28T07:32:33.029518 image/jpeg 118571 2023-06-26T16:49:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 1180941 2023-06-26T16:49:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 1183466 2025-07-28T07:32:32.356536 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