Interplanetary Hunter

by Arthur K. Barnes

Five short stories of the interplanetary hunters Gerry Carlyle and Tommy Strike visiting Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Almussen’s Comet and Jupiter as they search for alien species for capture and return to Earth. Tommy Strike and Gerry Carlyle stalk the monstrous Whip, suffer under the onslaughts of the Whiz-bang Beetles and track the huge Shovel-Mouth on Venus. On the fifth Jovian satellite, they meet the fire-breathing Cacus. The hunters meet Shaggies, Goras and the amazing, tunnel-boring Rotary Mole on Triton, satellite of Neptune. On Almussen’s Comet, they battle the three-headed Hyclops and the intelligent, extra-Solarian Protean.

181 pages, Hardcover

Published February 21, 2023

About the author

Arthur Kelvin Barnes was an American science fiction author who contributed heavily to pulp magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. Barnes was most noted for his vivid and believable portrayals of alien life. He was a member of the Mañana Literary Society. Several stories by Barnes were collaborations with the author Henry Kuttner, including several of the Hollywood on the Moon, Pete Manx, and Gerry Carlyle series of stories.