Maza of the Moon
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| Author | Otis Adelbert Kline |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Robert Grandon |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | A C McClurg & Co |
Publication date | 1930 |
| Pages | 342 |
| OCLC | 7585374 |
Maza of the Moon is a science fiction novel by Otis Adelbert Kline. It was first published in book form in 1930 by A C McClurg & Co. The novel was originally serialized in four parts in the magazine Argosy beginning in December 1929.
Plot introduction
Ted Dustin, an American inventor, seeks to win a prize of one million dollars by being the first person to touch the moon with an object launched from Earth. He devises a huge gun, which fires upon the surface of the moon. Shortly thereafter, the moon fires back, and war breaks out between the planet and its satellite. Using a videophone he invented, Ted hails communication with the moon. A beautiful woman and her guards first reply, but their transmission is cut off by warlike yellow aliens. Ted eventually heads to the moon in a spacecraft of his own design, and meets the titular character, who turns out to be the beautiful woman from the transmission, as well as a princess of one of the two groups that inhabit the moon.
Publication history
- 1929, US, Argosy, Pub date December 1929, magazine serialization in 4 parts
- 1930, US, A C McClurg & Co OCLC 7585374, Pub date 1930, Hardback, first book publication