Joseph J. Millard 
Thunder to Venus 

Joseph J. Millard’s great reputation to pulp science fiction fans rests largely on two works—his short novels The Gods Hate Kansas and Thunder to Venus.

Thunder to Venus is a rip-roaring adventure set in space, as Titus Conway, a ruthless business tycoon, blacklists Lane Shannon and tries to banish him from the space-ways. There’s a bitter showdown coming in the trackless void, pitting one determined man against the vast resources of an interstallar company!