The Moon Maid the Moon Maid (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781161471311)

The Moon Maid is a science fiction novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The story is set in the future, where humanity has established colonies on the Moon. The protagonist, Julian, is a young man who falls in love with a woman named Nah-ee-lah, who is a member of a race of creatures called the Kalkars. The Kalkars are a humanoid species that live on the Moon and are at war with the human colonists.Julian is captured by the Kalkars and taken to their underground city, where he learns about their civilization and their struggle against the humans. He also discovers that Nah-ee-lah is actually a princess and the daughter of the Kalkar queen.As Julian becomes more involved in the conflict between the Kalkars and the humans, he must navigate the complex political landscape of both societies. He also discovers that there is a third faction involved in the conflict, a group of advanced beings who have been manipulating both sides for their own purposes.The Moon Maid is a thrilling adventure that explores themes of love, war, and the search for identity. With its imaginative world-building and exciting plot, it is a classic of science fiction literature.I shall not bore you with dry, technical descriptions of our motors and equipment. Suffice it to say that the former were of three types--those which propelled the ship through the air and those which propelled it through ether, the latter of course represented our most important equipment, and consisted of powerful multiple-exhaust separators which isolated the true Barsoomian Eighth Ray in great quantities, and, by exhausting it rapidly earthward, propelled the vessel toward Mars.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
ISBN-10: 1161471316
ISBN-13: 9781161471311
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2010
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.38d