Trappers of Venus
1962
First Published
4.09
Average Rating
186
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Part of Series
The swamps and wildlife of Venus are in trouble, and Tim Buckle has come to enlist the Space Explorers to their aid. Trouble arises, however, soon after Tim lands on Mars. A henchman throws him into the chilly Mars Canal—an act which means almost certain death to a man who has spent his life in the swamps of Venus. Dig tries to help him, but the dunking makes Tim go insane. As a result, he and Dig blast off to Venus and leave Ken and Jim stranded. The henchmen who tried to kill Tim take advantage of the situation and convince the other two Space Explorers that Dig has deserted them for being "space Jonas." Their only choice now, he convinces them, is to resign their commission as Space Explorers and throw their lot in with Linton Wells, a rich businessman. Wells wants the two Space Explorers to certify the Venus Kohoolies as being non-intelligent so that he can begin killing them and exporting their skins. Soon both parties are plunged into danger. When a riot stirred up by Linton Wells' henchmen fails to eliminate Dig and Tim, Linton starts a massive manhunt to find them. Jim and Ken soon find out that they have been duped and rejoin Dig—but Linton manages to recapture them. Things take a sudden turn for the worse when Dig, Jim, and Ken are all caught by the Mist Flower and injected with the flower's fatal venom. Their only choice now is to journey to the intelligent Kohoolies' secret city to be treated by their doctors—for the fate of all Venus rests upon them!
Avg Rating
4.09
Number of Ratings
11
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