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The Ultimate Weapon

John Wood Campbell

The Ultimate Weapon

Paper book: €19.99

Digital: €7.99

Original publication
1936
Bilingual edition
12 June 2026
Pages
250
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Science Fiction
Moods
Imagine tomorrow
Translated from
English

Book summary

In a future where humans live on Earth, Mars and Venus, Buck Kendall patrols the outer edges of the solar system. Near Pluto, a giant ship attacks him, then flees faster than light. His superiors believe it is pirates. Kendall, who is also a physicist, understands that the enemy comes from another star, and that a whole fleet is advancing on the solar system.

This science fiction classic from the 1930s is a race against time to save humanity. To win, Kendall will have to invent a weapon no one has yet imagined.

Fast-paced from start to finish, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

A giant ship appears near Pluto. Buck Kendall, an officer of the space police, is on patrol near Pluto. A giant ship appears out of nowhere and attacks him. Buck barely escapes. He saw that ship leave faster than…

The world of the book

Humans on every planet. In this future, humans live on Earth, Mars and Venus, and stations guard the moons of Jupiter. Far away, an alien people live around Mira, a giant star that really exists. Its heat changes…

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