A Trip to the Red Plane (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Two Mars Sci-Fi Novels: Police Your Planet & Badge of InfamyBy Lester del Rey
Length9h 20m
About this audiobook
A Trip to the Red Plane presents interplanetary adventure as both scientific speculation and moral education, following its travelers into an alien environment that tests ingenuity, courage, and the limits of terrestrial assumptions. Written in the clean, propulsive style characteristic of mid-twentieth-century juvenile science fiction, the book belongs to the postwar tradition that made space travel a plausible imaginative frontier, blending technical curiosity with wonder and disciplined suspense. Lester del Rey, born Leonard Knapp, was a central figure in American science fiction's Golden Age, active as writer, editor, and later as a major shaper of the field through Del Rey Books. His fiction often reflects an editor's sense of narrative economy and a humanist concern with responsibility under technological change. Such concerns help explain his attraction to stories in which young or ordinary protagonists confront cosmic settings without losing ethical clarity. This book is recommended for readers interested in the formative era of science fiction, especially those who value brisk adventure informed by scientific imagination. It offers historical insight into how earlier writers envisioned space exploration while retaining the durable pleasures of discovery, danger, and intellectual aspiration.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length9 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 5, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Invaders from the Infinite (Annotated)
22Chapter I One Way Ticket
2Introduction
23Chapter II Honest Izzy
3Historical Context
24Chapter III The Graft is Green
4Synopsis (Selection)
25Chapter IV Captain Murdoch
5Badge of Infamy
26Chapter V Recall
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6I Pariah
27Chapter VI Sealed Letter
7II Lobby
28Chapter VII Electioneering
8III Spaceman
29Chapter VIII Vote Early and Often
9IV Martian
30Chapter IX Contraband
10V Surgery
31Chapter X Marriage of Convenience
11VI Research
32Chapter XI The Sky's the Limit
12VII Plague
33Chapter XII Wife or Prisoner?
13VIII Fool
34Chapter XIII Arrest Mayor Wayne!
14IX Judgment
35Chapter XIV Full Circle
15X Execution
36Chapter XV Murdoch's Mantle
16XI Convert
37Chapter XVI Get the Dome!
17XII War
38Chapter XVII Security Payoff
18XIII Susceptibility
39Analysis
19XIV Immunity
40Reflection
20XV Decision
41Memorable Quotes
21Police Your Planet
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