The Pluto Enigma

When the first manned space mission from Earth reached Pluto, they encountered an enigma. Here, on the very rim of the solar system they were face to face with a mystery they might never solve.

A solitary, flat-topped mountain rose sheer from an otherwise unmarred plain. There was something disturbing about the formation, something unnatural. Some alien intelligence had built this great monument, and here it stood, an ageless relic of their past existence.

Yet for what purpose?

Without any doubt, the long-forgotten builders had intended it to stand for an eternity. Whether the mountain itself—was it really a mountain?—had also been erected by this race, was problematic. But there had to be some reason for it all.

Perhaps it had been built for science, as some form of observatory. Or in the name of a foreign temple to a forgotten God. Or, perhaps, like the pyramids of ancient Egypt, it served as a place of burial. But whether primitive or advanced, it was impossible to tell.

And perhaps it was none of these things, and only presumptuous to extrapolate the creations of alien creatures to human terms.

‘One of the world’s most prolific pulp fiction writers’ – The Telegraph

'A thrilling read.' - Robert Foster, acclaimed author of The Lunar Code

John Glasby was born in 1928, and graduated from University with an honours degree in Chemistry. He started his career as a research chemist for I.C.I, in 1952, and worked for them until his retirement. During the early 1960s, Glasby wrote dozens of paperback westerns, all of which were reprinted in hardcover and paperback four decades later. Following his retirement from I.C.I., Glasby produced a steady stream of new westerns, science fiction and crime novels, right up to his death in 2010. His best works across all genres are now being republished by Endeavour Media Ltd., including posthumous titles.