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100	1		_aBartlett, Landell, _d1897-1972
245	1	4	_aThe vanguard of Venus
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2024-01-02
508			_aRoger Frank and Sue Clark from images generously provided by the Internet Archive.
520			_a"The Vanguard of Venus" by Landell Bartlett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1920s. The narrative begins with Stanley Murdock, a geologist who encounters mysterious circumstances while on a geological expedition in New Mexico. His experiences lead him to a hidden underground civilization of beings from Venus, who have sinister plans for Earth, particularly concerning the massive destruction of cities on a specific date in 1931. The book covers themes of extraterrestrial life, human ingenuity, and the clash of civilizations. The story follows Murdock as he is kidnapped by these Venusian beings and brought into their world, where he learns of their advanced technology and their plans for interplanetary conquest. Throughout the novel, Murdock grapples with disbelief and fear as he interacts with his captors, especially with Oomlag, one of the Venusian leaders, who explains the invaders' methods and intentions. Murdock's journey is one of survival and resistance as he attempts to alert humanity to the impending danger before being released back to the surface, unsure of whether anyone will believe his story. The conclusion leaves a lingering sense of uncertainty about the future and the fate of Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cNew York: Experimenter Publishing Company, 1944
653			_aScience fiction
653			_aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
700	1		_aLawlor, R. E.
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/BartlettLandellTheVanguardOfVenus1928
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72597
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