TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,Robert Moore
AU  - Rosenthal,Leon
TI  - Quest on Io
T2  - Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1940
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Prospecting -- Fiction
KW  - Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction
KW  - Io (Satellite) -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2020-04-12; Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
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N2  - "Quest on Io" by Robert Moore Williams is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The story follows Andy Horn, a prospector on Io, one of Jupiter's moons, who is in search of valuable minerals while accompanied by his intelligent honey-bear, Oscar. The plot explores themes of survival, conflict, and unexpected alliances in a harsh extraterrestrial environment.  The narrative begins with Andy on a prospecting trip to Io, where he encounters danger from an unknown adversary wielding a heat ray. After a series of confrontations, he meets Frieda Dahlem, a female prospector who initially mistakes him for a claim-jumper. As they navigate threats from rival prospectors and explore the mines together, they stumble upon a hidden chamber containing radium deposits. The story weaves together their budding partnership amidst peril, highlighting their survival instincts and the discovery of past intelligent life on Io through traces left in the cavern. Ultimately, the dynamic between Andy, Frieda, and Oscar showcases the themes of camaraderie and resourcefulness in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61811
ER  -