"The Masked World" by Jack Williamson is a science fiction story set in a time when humans journey to alien planets, but some are dangerous. The story follows a team of astronauts led by Lance Llandark, who is on a special mission after his wife disappeared on a mysterious planet. On this planet, monstrous plants hide the truth about what happened to other explorers who came before them. Llandark's team stumbles upon remains guarded by a grotesque plant where they uncover a coded warning hidden in strange genetic code. This message reveals that the planet's life forms are not what they seem and that the team must escape, if they can, while highlighting themes of loss, survival, and the dangerous curiosity that pushes people to explore new worlds.
The Masked World
By Jack Williamson
Astronauts venture to a deceptive planet veiled by monstrous plants to uncover the fate of lost explorers, only to find a coded warning they may not escape from in time.
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2016-09-13
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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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