Project Gutenberg 2024-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 173 Bartlett, Landell 1897 1972 Barlett, Landell Lawlor, R. E. The vanguard of Venus $aNew York :$bExperimenter Publishing Company, $c1944. Roger Frank and Sue Clark from images generously provided by the Internet Archive. "The Vanguard of Venus" by Landell Bartlett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1920s. The narrative begins with Stanley Murdock, a geologist who encounters mysterious circumstances while on a geological expedition in New Mexico. His experiences lead him to a hidden underground civilization of beings from Venus, who have sinister plans for Earth, particularly concerning the massive destruction of cities on a specific date in 1931. The book covers themes of extraterrestrial life, human ingenuity, and the clash of civilizations. The story follows Murdock as he is kidnapped by these Venusian beings and brought into their world, where he learns of their advanced technology and their plans for interplanetary conquest. Throughout the novel, Murdock grapples with disbelief and fear as he interacts with his captors, especially with Oomlag, one of the Venusian leaders, who explains the invaders' methods and intentions. Murdock's journey is one of survival and resistance as he attempts to alert humanity to the impending danger before being released back to the surface, unsure of whether anyone will believe his story. The conclusion leaves a lingering sense of uncertainty about the future and the fate of Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/BartlettLandellTheVanguardOfVenus1928 20231121225847bartlett 1944 US Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 105318 2025-09-28T14:13:29.251886 text/html 81565 2024-01-02T14:33:27 text/html 1142977 2025-09-28T14:13:32.776940 application/epub+zip 1142621 2025-09-28T14:13:30.463862 application/epub+zip 145524 2025-09-28T14:13:29.638903 application/epub+zip 1780248 2025-09-28T14:13:34.445897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1771278 2025-09-28T14:13:32.129908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93426 2025-09-28T14:13:29.075917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73625 2024-01-02T14:33:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15934 2025-09-28T14:13:34.577868 application/rdf+xml 10558 2025-09-28T14:13:29.884934 image/jpeg 2545 2025-09-28T14:13:29.759870 image/jpeg 1501875 2025-09-28T14:13:29.280884 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