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Enchantress of Venus

by Leigh Brackett

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Series: Eric John Stark (Novella)

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Dark Secrets of an Inhuman Race Lie Hidden Beneath the Seas of Venus Eric John Stark travels the shores of Venus' gaseous red seas seeking the whereabouts of a missing comrade. Pursuing this mystery puts him in the hands of the Lhari, a cruel and power-hungry family that rules over the pirate enclave of Shuruun Beneath the waves, the Lhari's doomed slaves live and toil among ancient ruins, seeking out the lost super-weapon of the precursors. And Stark must join them or die If Varra, a vain and petty Lhari princess, can control both Stark and this lost weapon, all of Venus may be within her grasp… (more)
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I wanted a quick pulp read for entertainment. It was okay, but I have read much better. I'm surprised after learning about screenplays like The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo, and first draft of The Empire Strikes Back. ( )
  wvlibrarydude | Jan 14, 2024 |
This second adventure of Eric John Stark sees him on Venus - depicted according to mid-20C convention as a wet but basically earthlike world - on the search for an old friend, who disappeared in the pirate town Shuruun. Soon he finds out things rather worse than piracy are going on there.

The story is conventional enough planetary romance as far as conception and plot goes, but it's competently told. Much of the story is set in the "Red Sea", a Venusian "sea" consting of a red-shining, breathable gas: the under"water" world is vividly portrayed.
  AndreasJ | Mar 4, 2018 |
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Dark Secrets of an Inhuman Race Lie Hidden Beneath the Seas of Venus Eric John Stark travels the shores of Venus' gaseous red seas seeking the whereabouts of a missing comrade. Pursuing this mystery puts him in the hands of the Lhari, a cruel and power-hungry family that rules over the pirate enclave of Shuruun Beneath the waves, the Lhari's doomed slaves live and toil among ancient ruins, seeking out the lost super-weapon of the precursors. And Stark must join them or die If Varra, a vain and petty Lhari princess, can control both Stark and this lost weapon, all of Venus may be within her grasp

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