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The Radiant Shell
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First published June 1, 1932
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Paul Ernst
352 books6 followersPaul Frederick Ernst was an American pulp fiction writer. He is best known as the author of the original 24 "Avenger" novels, published by Street & Smith under the house name Kenneth Robeson.
He "[took] up fiction writing in his early twenties." Credited by pulp-expert Don Hutchison as "a prolific manufacturer of potboilers-made-to-order," his stories appeared in a number of early Science fiction and fantasy magazines. His writing appeared in Astounding Stories, Strange Tales and Amazing, and he was the author of the Doctor Satan series which ran in Weird Tales from August, 1935. His most famous work was in writing the original 24 The Avenger stories in the eponymous magazine between 1939 and 1942.
When pulp magazine work began to dry up, Ernst "was able to make a painless transition into the more prestigious "slick" magazines, where his word skill earned him higher financial rewards." As of 1971, he was "still active as a writer," including penning "Blackout" for the July 1971 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine. He died in Pinellas County, Florida.
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He "[took] up fiction writing in his early twenties." Credited by pulp-expert Don Hutchison as "a prolific manufacturer of potboilers-made-to-order," his stories appeared in a number of early Science fiction and fantasy magazines. His writing appeared in Astounding Stories, Strange Tales and Amazing, and he was the author of the Doctor Satan series which ran in Weird Tales from August, 1935. His most famous work was in writing the original 24 The Avenger stories in the eponymous magazine between 1939 and 1942.
When pulp magazine work began to dry up, Ernst "was able to make a painless transition into the more prestigious "slick" magazines, where his word skill earned him higher financial rewards." As of 1971, he was "still active as a writer," including penning "Blackout" for the July 1971 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine. He died in Pinellas County, Florida.
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_...]
Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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May 26, 2018
Part of LibriVox Short Science Fiction Collection 015. About the use of an invisibility cloak to steal valuable documents and thereby prevent a war. Above Average. Narrator somewhat hesitant. 52:03
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May 16, 2025
Very interesting
A very interesting as well as an entertaining story. Thank you author for a good story. A newer version of the Invisible man👍👍
A very interesting as well as an entertaining story. Thank you author for a good story. A newer version of the Invisible man👍👍
July 31, 2011
Plans stolen and a man offers to retrieve them while invisible.
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Public Domain stories from Project Gutenberg, that are read by volunteers.
I listen to these short stories while walking to and from work.
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Read By: Bellona Times
August 11, 2016
A delightful twist on H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man.
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