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Beyond the Vanishing Point
Beyond the Vanishing Point
When George Randolph first caught sight of Orena, he was astounded by its gleaming perfection. Here were hills and valleys, lakes and streams, glowing with the light of the most precious of metals. And, more astonishing than that, it was a world of miniature perfection--an infinitely tiny universe within a golden atom!
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valley; the Quebec lights, the light-dotted ramparts with the Terrace and the great fortresslike Hotel showed across the river.
"Better take the stick, Alan. I don't know where the field is. And don't you worry about Babs. She'll be back by now."
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But she was not. We went to the two connecting rooms in the tower of the Hotel which Alan and Babs had engaged. We inquired with half a dozen phone calls. No one had seen or heard from her. The Quebec police were sending a man up to talk with Alan.
"Well, we won't be here," Alan called to me. He was standing by the window in Babs' room; he was trembling too much to use the phone. I hung up the receiver and went though the connecting door to join him.
Babs' room! It sent a pang through me. A few of her garments were lying around. A negligee was laid out on the large bed. A velvet boudoir doll--she had always loved them--stood on the dresser. Upon this Hotel room, in one day, she had impressed her personality. Her perfume wa
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(1931) Sci-fi (Atomic-World) / Adventure (Rescue quest)
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A scientist has found a subatomic world in an atom of gold.
That seeming inaccessible world, can be reached via the formula he created, to shrink and grow a human to any desired size.
His assistant kidnaps the scientists daughter, with the intent of using the formula to set himself up as ruler of that world, with his selected queen.
The girl has a lover who, with a friend set out to return the girl and punish the would be king.
The two men are aided by a girl of that world, who has stolen the secret of the shrinking/growing tablets.
Danger and adventure await those who attempt the voyage into a world that is, 'Beyond the Vanishing Point'.
First appeared in 'Astounding stories'.
This story uses a basic plot, much like the author's story,
'The Girl in the Golden Atom'.
R: * * * *
Plot bullets
A scientist has found a subatomic world in an atom of gold.
That seeming inaccessible world, can be reached via the formula he created, to shrink and grow a human to any desired size.
His assistant kidnaps the scientists daughter, with the intent of using the formula to set himself up as ruler of that world, with his selected queen.
The girl has a lover who, with a friend set out to return the girl and punish the would be king.
The two men are aided by a girl of that world, who has stolen the secret of the shrinking/growing tablets.
Danger and adventure await those who attempt the voyage into a world that is, 'Beyond the Vanishing Point'.
First appeared in 'Astounding stories'.
This story uses a basic plot, much like the author's story,
'The Girl in the Golden Atom'.
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