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NeverBeforePublished Restored Edition
In 1940 as the world hurtled into the darkness of global conflict Edgar Rice Burroughs turned his legendary writing talents toward an interstellar tale of wonder and adventure set on a warracked planetone whose star was so distant that it was invisible to the Earths most powerful telescopes Featuring a protagonist who is transported to the planet Poloda by means reminiscent of John Carters projection to Mars Beyond the Farthest Star is set in a wholly unique solar system in which all the planets are aligned in the same orbit and connected by means of an atmosphere tube that allows for potential travel between worlds via airplane
What has been unknown to readers is that the 1941 Blue Book magazine publication comprising Part I of Beyond the Farthest Star was heavily edited with a substantial number of line edits on almost every page and several lengthy and meaningful passagessome more than a page longexcised throughout That altered and abridged text was used as the basis for all editions of the noveluntil now We are pleased to announce that we have gone back to Edgar Rice Burroughs original typescript from our archives in Tarzana California and restored the authors preferred text of the novel in Beyond the Farthest Star Restored Edition Now for the first time enjoy this classic science fiction adventure in the way that Edgar Rice Burroughs intended
A PLANET IN PERIL
When Nazi warplanes blast an American fighter pilot out of the sky he awakens not in the expected afterlife but on a farflung planetone of eleven interconnected worlds hurtling around a strangely constructed star system On Poloda he earns a new nameTangor one who came from nothingand a new home among the brave people of Unis a nation locked in perpetual war against the brutish totalitarian Kapars But when news comes of a powerful invention that could turn the tides of the conflict Tangor must undertake a daring undercover mission behind enemy lines There in vile Kapara he will not only risk life and limb but also brand himself as a traitor in the eyes of his newfound friends as he continues his fight for freedom beyond the farthest star
Beyond the Farthest Star Restored Edition
2021 Oasis Audio
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