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Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · February 28, 2023

Invaders from Mercury!

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Who it’s for
Mercury's winged women and disguised asteroid-ships shape this early science-fiction adventure.
Genres
Sci-Fi Adventure, Alien Contact
Published
Start Publishing LLC, February 28, 2023

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Invaders from Mercury! The invaders from Mercury came in ships designed to look like asteroids. Thus did they avoid detection from the unsuspecting humans until they began to lay waste to entire cities. The women of Mercury are winged, but must have their wings clipped when they marry. But would human men allow them to keep their wings and their freedom? When the humans start to fight back some of the Mercurian woman begin to wonder.

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A rip roaring adventure from the beginning of the Science Fiction Age.

Mercurian Wings

Mercury's winged women and disguised asteroid-ships shape this early science-fiction adventure.

Come here for

  • Asteroid-shaped ships concealing Mercurian invaders
  • Mercurian women whose wings are clipped when they marry

Expect

  • Humans fighting back as invaders lay waste to cities
  • A question of whether Mercurian women can keep their wings and freedom

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Adventure59%
Alien Contact55%

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Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Space Opera
  • Space Exploration Fiction
Authors
Ray Cummings
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
February 28, 2023
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure