"The Pygmy Planet" by Jack Williamson is a thrilling science fiction adventure about a dissatisfied advertising man, Larry Manahan, whose life takes a sharp turn when he answers a strange call from Agnes Sterling. Pulled into a world of scientific wonder and peril, Larry soon learns of a miniature planet hidden in a lab where evolution has taken a bizarre turn, complete with machine-like creatures. When Agnes's boss, Dr. Travis Whiting, is captured by these beings, Larry discovers he can shrink himself to enter their world, leading him on a desperate mission. As he battles against the clock and the planet's mechanical inhabitants, he uncovers the secrets of a lost civilization and confronts a sinister society that threatens to sacrifice Agnes, all while a steam hammer looms overhead as a god.
The Pygmy Planet
By Jack Williamson
A bored man's humdrum life explodes into breathtaking adventure as he shrinks down to rescue a woman from a planet of mechanical beings who worship a steam hammer.
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2009-06-20
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About the AuthorJohn Stewart Williamson, who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.
John Stewart Williamson, who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund.
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