Project Gutenberg 2024-03-27 Public domain in the USA. 175 Backus, W. Elwyn (Waldo Elwyn) 1892 1979 Backus, Waldo Elwyn Brosnatch, Andrew 1896 1965 The waning of a world $aIndianapolis, IN :$bPopular Fiction Publishing Company, $c1925, copyright 1926. Produced from four consecutive issues of Weird Tales magazine starting in November 1925. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Waning of a World" by W. Elwyn Backus is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. It is centered around the intellectual rivalry between two professors, Bernard Palmer and L. R. Margard, concerning the potential for life on Mars, sparked by Palmer's theories published in his book, "Man and the Universe". The narrative features young inventor Robert Sprague, who claims to have developed a remarkable gravity-defying machine called the "Sphere", and his partnership with Professor Palmer, setting the stage for an ambitious attempt to journey to Mars. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to the ongoing debate surrounding Mars and its inhabitants. Robert, influenced by his father's previous work, approaches Professor Palmer to discuss the "Sphere" and its capabilities. As excitement builds surrounding the machine, the two men forge an unlikely partnership to explore the mysteries of Mars. The opening portion establishes the characters, plots, and themes of discovery, innovation, and the quest for knowledge, as the duo prepares to embark on a groundbreaking journey that promises not only personal glory but also answers to humanity's long-standing questions about life beyond Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV06N05192511 20231125065704backus 1925 US Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Martians -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Space flight to Mars -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 386387 2025-07-29T05:41:02.309762 text/html 362544 2024-03-30T01:35:33 text/html 600584 2025-07-29T05:41:08.023281 application/epub+zip 606286 2025-07-29T05:41:03.466749 application/epub+zip 267111 2025-07-29T05:41:02.803800 application/epub+zip 1010913 2025-07-29T05:41:11.720212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 985194 2025-07-29T05:41:07.513272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372290 2025-07-29T05:41:01.370803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 352502 2024-03-30T01:35:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16620 2025-07-29T05:41:11.869235 application/rdf+xml 23412 2025-07-29T05:41:03.064756 image/jpeg 4141 2025-07-29T05:41:02.939752 image/jpeg 590285 2025-07-29T05:41:02.349803 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