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100 1 _aWells, Hal K.,
_d1900-
245 1 0 _aDevil Crystals of Arret
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Astounding Stories September 1931.
500 _aRelease date is 2009-04-28
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Devil Crystals of Arret" by Hal K. Wells is a science fiction novel written during the early 20th century. The story explores themes of adventure and danger as it follows the characters Larry Powell and Joan Marlowe, who venture into the hostile alien world of Arret in search of Joan’s safety. The novel delves into concepts of atomic science and alternate realities, as the protagonists grapple with the unknown dangers lurking in a bizarre landscape. In the story, young Larry Powell attempts to rescue his fiancée, Joan Marlowe, after she accidentally becomes trapped in the strange world of Arret, a realm filled with rat-like creatures and mysterious Devil Crystals. When Joan uses an atomic projector to explore Arret, she becomes marooned, prompting Larry and her uncle, Benjamin Marlowe, to hastily repair their equipment to save her before a twelve-hour limit dooms her to permanent exile. After Larry arrives in Arret, he faces harrowing encounters with its alien inhabitants, including the fearsome rat-men and the lethal Devil Crystals that feed on living beings. With clever tactics and bravery, Larry ultimately fights for both their lives as they confront the bizarre dangers of this strange world, culminating in a tense final escape at the last moment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Astounding Stories September 1931.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28628
999 _c69536
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