Celestial Voyages: Venus

by Jeff Provine

With the dawn of the twentieth century, man made his first step into the heavens. Since the colonization of the Moon, Earth has become captivated with the Space expeditions of Sir Mason Star and his valiant crew. As Star plans his mission to mysterious Venus, a planet shrouded by a cloak of poisonous clouds, he learns that many humans have become opposed to his travels in space and seek to end them forever. Despite dissension on Earth, Star sets out to explore Venus armed with the latest in Edwardian technology. A malicious saboteur plagues the expedition and threatens to end not only the journey, but also the very lives of the crew. Read on in the writings of Head Astronomer Curtis Matricks, from the great Lunar Exposition of London to the cities of the beings living on the shadowy surface of Venus.

356 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2004