| Title: | Ein Stern fiel vom Himmel (A star fell from the sky) |
| Author: | Hans Dominik |
| Language: | German |
| Publisher: | v. Hase & Koehler, Leipzig |
| Year: | 1934 |
| ISBN: | - |
| Genre: | historical Science Fiction |
| Abstract: | A German scientific expedition to Antarctica observes the impact of a large meteorite in the middle
of nowhere in the icy desert. A closer inspections shows a large contents of gold and platinum
in the core of the meteorite and the race to its exploitation has started. How can such a fortune be held secret from the world? How can the American expedition be distracted? A fleet of big and fast airships has taken over the role of the big ocean steamers of Dominik's time. These still serve the same major routes between Europe, Asia and America. Too bad that this book has obviously never been translated into another language. |
| Quotation: | Dr. Schmidt hatte gut reden. Er wußte ja nichts von der Analyse, die vor vier Wochen in Pasadena an einem Stückchen Erz gemacht worden war und unter anderm einen Gehalt von 10% Platin und 10% Gold ergeben hatte. Und er konnte auch nichts davon wissen, daß man in Pasadena die deutsche antarktische Station für den Fundort dieses Brockens hielt. |
| Read by me: | October 2005 |
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