“The Earthman’s Burden”
1931-06-00
short story
By R. F. Starzl

Interplanetary Flying Police

Synopsis

Once again, an officer of the IFP is dispatched to investigate why shipments are not happenning, this time to Mercury.

History

First publication: Astounding June 1931

Review

Pretty similar to The Globoid Terror, but without the pat ending. Enjoyable but standard action story.


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All of the stories in the Interplanetary Flying Police series:
Hornets of Space
The Globoid Terror
The Terrors of Aryl
The Earthman’s Burden
The Planet of Despair
In the Orbit of Saturn
The Martian Cabal
The Power Satellite
The Venus Germ