The Planet of Peril

By: Adelbert Kline, Otis

A twentieth-century Earthman enters an ancient Venusian world not in a spacecraft, but in another man's body. Through experiments in consciousness exchange, Robert Ellsmore Grandon reaches Zarovia as Prince Thaddor of Uxpo, confronting an alien civilisation whose struggles over identity, freedom and power immediately make his extraordinary journey a political as well as an interplanetary adventure. Across a realm divided by imperial rule, Grandon becomes involved in Uxpo's resistance to Reabon. Survival demands more than courage: he must adapt to unfamiliar cultures, navigate political intrigue and reckon with technologies that transform the possibilities of warfare. Telepathic science and telekinetic airships sit beside unusual weapons and alien wildlife, creating a planetary romance in which scientific speculation is inseparable from military conflict, leadership and the difficult work of cooperation among divided peoples. Beneath the adventure lies a sustained contest between domination and self-determination. Ancient ruins, subterranean waterways and the intelligent, antlike sabits deepen the novel's vision of a world shaped by lost civilisations and competing forms of power. Romance, exploration and resistance converge around a protagonist whose borrowed identity places him between cultures and forces him to act within conflicts far older than his arrival. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9377789370
• ISBN13: 9789377789374
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"