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Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus

by Isaac Asimov

A threat beneath Venus’s seas

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A threat beneath Venus’s seas

Set in Aphrodite, a city beneath Venus’s ocean, this third Lucky Starr novel places an established human settlement under attack from an unknown force that can affect people’s minds. The danger is signaled through an inexplicable voice reaching Bigman internally, shifting the conflict from a visible assault to a threat that may be difficult to identify or resist. The description frames the book around the challenge of confronting an adversary with access to the human mind, within a science-fiction setting built on underwater life and planetary exploration.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in science fiction.
  • Readers curious about stories set in underwater cities and planetary environments.
  • Those who enjoy science-fiction conflicts involving threats to the mind.

Themes

Underwater civilizationPlanetary explorationMind and influenceUnknown forces

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Book overview

Reissued after seventy-five years out of print--and in hardcover for the first time in a generation--Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus is the third novel in the Lucky Starr series written by the legendary Isaac Asimov, author of Foundation, the Galactic Empire series, and I, Robot. The Lucky Starr series was originally published under the pseudonym Paul French.

From a distance it seemed an emerald green, fairyland bubble!

Aphrodite, the largest city on Venus, deep beneath the planet's sea. Earthmen had established an incredible civilization, but now it is threatened by an unknown force preying on men's minds.

Bigman's head snapped back at a sudden new and strange sound. It was a voice, flat, without intonation. It said, "Do not tamper with your machine of far-reaching sound. We do not wish it."

Bigman turned. His mouth fell open and, for a moment, stayed so. He said, "Who said that? Where is it?"

Lucky said, "Easy, Bigman. It was inside your head."

How will Lucky Starr fight off an enemy that can get inside people's heads?

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