Project Gutenberg 2024-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 184 Wollheim, Donald A. 1914 1990 Wollheim, Donald Allen Pearson, Martin Gordon, Millard Verne Gordon, Millard V. Bok, Hannes 1914 1964 Woodard, Wayne Francis Pogo Planet $aNew York, NY :$bColumbia Publications, Inc., $c1941. Ajax Calkins 1 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Pogo Planet" by Martin Pearson is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The story introduces Ajax Calkins, an ambitious individual who desires to become a pioneer in space exploration. He sets out to claim a newly discovered planet, Midplanet, and embarks on a comical adventure filled with unexpected challenges and bizarre creatures. In the narrative, Ajax crashes on Midplanet only to discover a vibrant world where the atmosphere has trapped light, creating an intriguing environment. As he explores, he encounters intelligent kangaroo-like beings and a giant flea named Bosco, who aids him in an escape from captivity with the kangaroo inhabitants. The tension escalates as Ajax and Nadia Landor, an Earth girl, must navigate their way back to safety amidst whimsical circumstances, including Ajax's attempts to assert his dominance as a self-proclaimed ruler. Ultimately, the story blends humor and adventure as Ajax learns that grandiose ambitions can be hindered by unpredictable realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240225115415pearson 1941 US Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Adventure 45601 2025-06-29T05:02:23.097727 text/html 21002 2024-03-11T18:09:08 text/html 344423 2025-06-29T05:02:25.713698 application/epub+zip 343202 2025-06-29T05:02:24.147729 application/epub+zip 167897 2025-06-29T05:02:23.497777 application/epub+zip 846317 2025-06-29T05:02:26.914711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 839887 2025-06-29T05:02:25.287686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38784 2025-06-29T05:02:22.989695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18984 2024-03-11T18:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17652 2025-06-29T05:02:27.046683 application/rdf+xml 28208 2025-06-29T05:02:23.790726 image/jpeg 4671 2025-06-29T05:02:23.641761 image/jpeg 1010573 2025-06-29T05:02:23.114738 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