02501cam a22003973u 4500 63856 UtSlPG 20260610134454.0 m cr n 260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Mullen, Stanley, 1911-1974 S.O.S. Aphrodite! Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2020 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Planet Stories Summer 1949 Release date is 2020-11-23 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "S.O.S. Aphrodite!" by Stanley Mullen is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The book revolves around Steve Coran, an ISP patrolman who is assigned a dangerous mission involving space pirates and a government conspiracy. The narrative features elements of space travel, intrigue, and complex character relationships, showcasing a struggle against an organized group working to sow chaos in the interplanetary realm. The storyline follows Steve Coran as he is tasked with recovering sensitive documents from a fugitive tied to a series of space transportation crimes while he embarks on a journey aboard the emigration ship "Aphrodite". Along the way, he inadvertently becomes involved with Gerda Mors, a woman desperate to reach Venus in search of her brother, who is implicated in the crimes. As tensions escalate, the vessel collides with an asteroid, leading to a series of confrontations with pirates and ultimately revealing underlying connections between the characters. The tale intricately weaves themes of loyalty, moral ambiguity, and survival, culminating in a dramatic conclusion that challenges Coran's personal beliefs and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Detective and mystery stories Adventure stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Space pirates -- Fiction McWilliams, Al, 1916-1993 Produced from Planet Stories Summer 1949 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63856 104680 104680