Balzan Of The Cat People
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Balzan Of The Cat People is a short lived series of three books by Gerard F. Conway ,writing as Wallace Moore. Published by the now defunct Pinnacle Books in 1975, and billed on the cover as "the Tarzan of outer space", these science fiction epics fit into the genre of Sword and Planet
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The protagonist is a young human
who was accidentally 'transferred' as a baby to an alien
world during the trip to Mars
in the 26th century. The planet
has green skies, 2 moons, and several different sentient species. The similarity to Tarzan of the Apes
is rather obvious, as the young Brian Rice was rescued from the stasis
cube in the crashed spacecraft by the Endorian 'Cat People'.
It has been derided on the internet as 'cretinous swill meant for slack jawed teenagers . Balzan is well armed with his therb, a 40-foot whip
with a hollow handle containing a highly virulent poison and a wicked barb on the business end, with the poison
fed through the whip by capillary action. One scratch and an opponent is dead. He has a neutron
sword for close in fighting.
Sword and planet
Sword and Planet is a subgenre of science fantasy that features rousing adventure stories set on other planets, and usually featuring Earthmen as protagonists. The name derives from the heroes of the genre engaging their adversaries in hand to hand combat primarily with simple melee weapons such as...
.
- The Blood Stones
- The Caves Of Madness
- The Lights Of Zetar
The protagonist is a young human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
who was accidentally 'transferred' as a baby to an alien
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
world during the trip to Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
in the 26th century. The planet
Planet
A planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science,...
has green skies, 2 moons, and several different sentient species. The similarity to Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine in October, 1912; the first book edition was published in 1914. The character was so popular that Burroughs...
is rather obvious, as the young Brian Rice was rescued from the stasis
Stasis
The term stasis may refer to* A state of stability, in which all forces are equal and opposing, therefore they cancel out each other....
cube in the crashed spacecraft by the Endorian 'Cat People'.
It has been derided on the internet as 'cretinous swill meant for slack jawed teenagers . Balzan is well armed with his therb, a 40-foot whip
Whip
A whip is a tool traditionally used by humans to exert control over animals or other people, through pain compliance or fear of pain, although in some activities whips can be used without use of pain, such as an additional pressure aid in dressage...
with a hollow handle containing a highly virulent poison and a wicked barb on the business end, with the poison
Poison
In the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism....
fed through the whip by capillary action. One scratch and an opponent is dead. He has a neutron
Neutron
The neutron is a subatomic hadron particle which has the symbol or , no net electric charge and a mass slightly larger than that of a proton. With the exception of hydrogen, nuclei of atoms consist of protons and neutrons, which are therefore collectively referred to as nucleons. The number of...
sword for close in fighting.