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Robert Grandon

Planet of Peril is the first volume in Kline’s “Grandon” trilogy. It is a planetary romance, telling the story of Robert Grandon, who exchanges his mind with an inhabitant of Venus, finds himself a slave, escapes his captors, and rises to leadership of an army of rebels. He eventually marries the princess of the oppressive regime and becomes a benevolent emperor.
Alias Robert Grandon
Real Names/Alt Names Robert Grandon
Characteristics Hero, Sci-Fi Hero, Sci-Fi Hero, Pulp Characters, Venusian, Modernism Era
Creators/Key Contributors Otis Adelbert Kline
First Appearance “The Planet of Peril” serialized in Argosy All-Story Weekly beg. July 20, 1929
First Publisher A. C. McClurg
Appearance List Novel: The Planet of Peril (1929)
Sample Read Argosy [LUM]
Description Planet of Peril is the first volume in Kline’s “Grandon” trilogy. It is a planetary romance, telling the story of Robert Grandon, who exchanges his mind with an inhabitant of Venus, finds himself a slave, escapes his captors, and rises to leadership of an army of rebels. He eventually marries the princess of the oppressive regime and becomes a benevolent emperor.
Source The Planet of Peril – Wikipedia
Argosy All-Story Weekly (September 17, 1932) | Robert A. Graef
Argosy All-Story Weekly (September 17, 1932) | Robert A. Graef