Formula for Conquest

By James R. Adams

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

A daring mercenary and an eccentric professor must outwit a devious Jovian spy hungry to control a powerful evolutionary formula, or risk igniting an interplanetary war.

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Literature Science-Fiction & Fantasy Fiction

Released

2020-11-04

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Summary

"Formula for Conquest" by James R. Adams is a science fiction story set in the 1940s that dives into an interstellar war. The story follows Tod Mulhane, a soldier of fortune, who meets Professor August Q. Twilken in a Martian bar. Twilken's formula can speed up the evolution of Venus's population, changing who has the power in the Allied Worlds and their enemies. When they cross paths with Mon Pordo, a Jovian spy, who aims to take the formula, they must escape after being captured. Mulhane uses a smart way to ruin Pordo and his group's goals at the Jovian palace, showing Mulhane's ability to survive in hard times. The book is full of bravery, suspense, and looks at the problems of greed-fueled wars.