"Spacewrecked on Venus" by Neil R. Jones is a science fiction novel that throws readers into a desperate fight for survival on an alien world. When the spacecraft C-49 plummets onto Venus, the crew and passengers, led by Captain Cragley, are thrust into a world of unknown dangers as they try to secure their precious cargo of platinum and find a way home. Amidst the hostile landscape, the travelers soon find out that the planet's terrors are matched only by the treachery lurking within their own ranks, when a band of mutineers seeks to overturn the status quo for their gain. With loyalty tested and alliances shifting, Chris Brady's dealings with the local troglodytes become essential to their journey as they navigate natural disasters and underhanded plots in a race to reclaim their safety and their valuable possessions.
Spacewrecked on Venus
By Neil R. Jones
A desperate band of space travelers crash on a hostile planet and must battle savage creatures and their own treacherous companions to survive and reclaim their stolen hope of salvation.
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About the AuthorNeil Ronald Jones was an American writer who worked for the state of New York. His first story, "The Death's Head Meteor", was published in Air Wonder Stories in 1930, possibly recording the first use of "astronaut" in fiction. He also pioneered cyborg and robotic characters, and is credited with inspiring the modern idea of cryonics. Most of his stories fit into a "future history" like that of Robert A. Heinlein or Cordwainer Smith, well before either of them used this convention in their fiction.
Neil Ronald Jones was an American writer who worked for the state of New York. His first story, "The Death's Head Meteor", was published in Air Wonder Stories in 1930, possibly recording the first use of "astronaut" in fiction. He also pioneered cyborg and robotic characters, and is credited with inspiring the modern idea of cryonics. Most of his stories fit into a "future history" like that of Robert A. Heinlein or Cordwainer Smith, well before either of them used this convention in their fiction.
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