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The Mating Cry (1950, 60) by A. E. van Vogt is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Mating Cry (1950, 60) about?
Mid-century SF and pulp novels from Beacon Books, scanned by gnv64 as a group of 53 Erotic Novels, OCRed to make them searchable.Originally published as “The House That Stood Still”, the revised edition.. A California estate lawyer learns that the pre-Toltec stone building upon which his retainer's ancestor, a conquistador, built a mansion four centuries earlier, confers immortality to those who know its secret. A secret cult of immortals operates from the house, and use spaceships to travel to their Mars base. The lawyer falls for a beautiful cult member who tells him an atomic war is imminent and that most of the immortals want to move the building's stones to Mars to keep their power safe from radioactive fallout. He makes it his mission to prevent the war, secure the secret of the ancient house for the benefit of all mankind, and get the girl.
Who reads The Mating Cry (1950, 60)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- A. E. van Vogt
- Publisher
- Beacon Books
- Published
- 1959
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
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