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Exile from Jupiter

· 1955

Exile from Jupiter
The Mystery Book Guild Advertisement and "Exile from Jupiter" The publication features a promotion for the Mystery Book Guild, a British book club offering crime and mystery novels at reduced rates (3s. 6d. versus 9s. 6d. to 10s. 6d.) with selections from major publishers. Recent and future offerings include "The Green Opal" by Henry C. James, "No Man's Street" by Beverley Nichols, and "Murder in Haste" by Heather Gardiner. The main feature is "Exile from Jupiter" by Bruno G. Condray, opening a science-fiction serial set after Earth's victorious war against Mars. Brad Thursby, a theatrical agent, encounters Astorola, a mysterious girl with telekinetic powers. Initially suspecting she is a fugitive Martian, Brad eventually discovers she is a Jupitan woman exiled from her planet, sent to Earth in an invisible spacecraft. Brad marries her to conceal her identity, planning to launch her stage career. The serial breaks off as her theatrical debut looms.

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