"Assignment on Venus" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction story where Lieutenant Simms finds himself wrestling with a difficult decision during a dangerous mission on Venus. Carrying a sealed cylinder containing vital information, Simms gets tangled in a struggle between his mission and the shady schemes of some Earthmen who want to misuse Venus's "Deleon" Salts to become young again. He faces a moral problem when he discovers that he is part of the space-rat Halleck's grand plot, which involves risking everything to achieve the nobler goal he believes in. Simms has to make his way through a hostile environment, outsmart enemies, and choose between following orders or standing up for what's right, landing him in deep trouble and showing how complicated honor and loyalty can be in a strange and dangerous world.
Assignment on Venus
By Carl Jacobi
A lieutenant on Venus must decide whether to follow orders or defy a corrupt plot for rejuvenation, risking everything in a treacherous alien landscape.
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About the AuthorCarl Richard Jacobi was an American journalist and writer. He wrote short stories in the horror and fantasy genres for the pulp magazine market, appearing in such pulps of the bizarre and uncanny as Weird Tales, Ghost Stories, Startling Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories and Strange Stories. He also wrote stories crime and adventure which appeared in such pulps as Thrilling Adventures, Complete Stories, Top-Notch, Short Stories, The Skipper, Doc Savage and Dime Adventures Magazine. Jacobi also produced some science fiction, mainly space opera, published in such magazines as Planet Stories. He was one of the last surviving pulp-fictioneers to have contributed to the legendary American horror magazine Weird Tales during its "glory days". His stories have been translated into French, Swedish, Danish and Dutch.
Carl Richard Jacobi was an American journalist and writer. He wrote short stories in the horror and fantasy genres for the pulp magazine market, appearing in such pulps of the bizarre and uncanny as Weird Tales, Ghost Stories, Startling Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories and Strange Stories. He also wrote stories crime and adventure which appeared in such pulps as Thrilling Adventures, Complete Stories, Top-Notch, Short Stories, The Skipper, Doc Savage and Dime Adventures Magazine. Jacobi also produced some science fiction, mainly space opera, published in such magazines as Planet Stories. He was one of the last surviving pulp-fictioneers to have contributed to the legendary American horror magazine Weird Tales during its "glory days". His stories have been translated into French, Swedish, Danish and Dutch.
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