A Dangerous Target

Venus Boy (Version 2)

by Lee SUTTON (1916 - 1978)

The colony on Venus is struggling to survive. All animal life on the planet, from the deadly Arrow Birds to the huge Rhinosaurs are deadly and out to kill any human they can get at. But Venus is home to an extremely valuable resource, the claws and teeth of the little 'bears' called Marva. One of the beautiful diamond hard claws is worth a million dollars. Hunters flock to the planet to find and kill these bears. This story is about the first boy born on Venus and his pet bouncing bear BaBa and their scary adventures and ultimate success in saving the colony ... and the bears! - Summary by philc

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