Pogo Planet
Wollheim, Donald A., 1914-1990
Pogo Planet - 1 online resource : multiple file formats - Ajax Calkins 1 Produced from Future combined with Science Fiction October 1941. . - Ajax Calkins 1 Produced from Future combined with Science Fiction October 1941. .
Release date is 2024-03-11
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
"Pogo Planet" by Martin Pearson is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The story introduces Ajax Calkins, an ambitious individual who desires to become a pioneer in space exploration. He sets out to claim a newly discovered planet, Midplanet, and embarks on a comical adventure filled with unexpected challenges and bizarre creatures. In the narrative, Ajax crashes on Midplanet only to discover a vibrant world where the atmosphere has trapped light, creating an intriguing environment. As he explores, he encounters intelligent kangaroo-like beings and a giant flea named Bosco, who aids him in an escape from captivity with the kangaroo inhabitants. The tension escalates as Ajax and Nadia Landor, an Earth girl, must navigate their way back to safety amidst whimsical circumstances, including Ajax's attempts to assert his dominance as a self-proclaimed ruler. Ultimately, the story blends humor and adventure as Ajax learns that grandiose ambitions can be hindered by unpredictable realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction
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Pogo Planet - 1 online resource : multiple file formats - Ajax Calkins 1 Produced from Future combined with Science Fiction October 1941. . - Ajax Calkins 1 Produced from Future combined with Science Fiction October 1941. .
Release date is 2024-03-11
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
"Pogo Planet" by Martin Pearson is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The story introduces Ajax Calkins, an ambitious individual who desires to become a pioneer in space exploration. He sets out to claim a newly discovered planet, Midplanet, and embarks on a comical adventure filled with unexpected challenges and bizarre creatures. In the narrative, Ajax crashes on Midplanet only to discover a vibrant world where the atmosphere has trapped light, creating an intriguing environment. As he explores, he encounters intelligent kangaroo-like beings and a giant flea named Bosco, who aids him in an escape from captivity with the kangaroo inhabitants. The tension escalates as Ajax and Nadia Landor, an Earth girl, must navigate their way back to safety amidst whimsical circumstances, including Ajax's attempts to assert his dominance as a self-proclaimed ruler. Ultimately, the story blends humor and adventure as Ajax learns that grandiose ambitions can be hindered by unpredictable realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction
PS