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 |