The Moon Maker

"The Moon Maker" by Arthur Cheney Train is a science fiction story set during a period of global tension. The story follows Professor Benjamin Hooker, who finds himself at the center of extraordinary events after receiving strange messages from a being called Pax. Pax threatens to bring catastrophic changes upon Earth unless global peace is established. Hooker's journey involves him discovering a remarkable flying machine, the Flying Ring, which he plans to use to stop an asteroid headed toward Earth. The story starts with a world on the edge of war because of Pax's threats, pushing countries to seek peace. Professor Hooker seeks to find the source of these mysterious threats in Labrador, which leads him to the Flying Ring, and he becomes a symbol of hope for the nations of the world. As the story builds, a relationship starts between Hooker and Rhoda Gibbs, a mathematics professor, showing both his intellectual life and a growing connection against a backdrop of cosmic danger. The readers are taken into a thrilling mix of science, adventure, and human bonds, all set against the dangerous backdrop of space.