Adrift in the Unknown; or Queer Adventures in a Queer Realm

William Wallace Cook (1868 - 1933)

A delightful, imaginative, and sometimes silly adventure in early science fiction. Join a noble scientist and some of his less noble associates as they take flight in a newly constructed, seemingly magical spaceship. After they land on the planet Mercury, they are caught in the crossfire in a war between futuristic Mercurean city-states which wield high-tech weaponry. As they fight for their own survivial and that of their fellow humans, each man is challenged to confront his own moral failings. Set aside your 21st-century knowledge of physics and settle in for a lighthearted, somewhat predictable romp through outer space. - Summary by Amanda Rumbaugh

Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Fantastic Fiction, Humorous Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Lost, Strayed, or Stolen? Amanda Rumbaugh
00:11:38
Play 02 An Uninvited Guest Amanda Rumbaugh
00:20:18
Play 03 The Professor's Feat Amanda Rumbaugh
00:12:43
Play 04 The Plutocrats Reconciled Amanda Rumbaugh
00:15:14
Play 05 Traveling Sunward Amanda Rumbaugh
00:10:52
Play 06 A Landing Effected Amanda Rumbaugh
00:17:02
Play 07 Facing a Mercurial Storm Amanda Rumbaugh
00:25:00
Play 08 The Mercurials Amanda Rumbaugh
00:15:47
Play 09 Learning the Word-Box Amanda Rumbaugh
00:16:43
Play 10 How We Were Catalogued Amanda Rumbaugh
00:18:56
Play 11 The Dilemma of Mr. Meigs Amanda Rumbaugh
00:20:58
Play 12 Condemned to Death Amanda Rumbaugh
00:21:11
Play 13 A Threatening Calamity Amanda Rumbaugh
00:19:04
Play 14 Plan to Steal a Building Amanda Rumbaugh
00:10:14
Play 15 Surveying our Own Planet Amanda Rumbaugh
00:12:28
Play 16 How Ill Luck Overtook Me Amanda Rumbaugh
00:14:28
Play 17 A Change of Heart Amanda Rumbaugh
00:17:07
Play 18 How We Outwitted the King Amanda Rumbaugh
00:16:06
Play 19 Back to Earth Amanda Rumbaugh
00:07:22