Brian Hanson, a research chemist on Venus, and his lanky assistant Pete Brent find that a corporation controlling a vital resource has grown into a monopoly that its ambitious master means to use as a weapon. Revolt follows, and Hanson and Crystal are swept through jungles and landslides in a fight for the planet’s freedom.
Brisk wartime adventure from Astounding in 1942, with a pointed message about concentrated power. Download the free EPUB.