Project Gutenberg 2009-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 133 Wright, Sewell Peaslee 1897 1970 Priestess of the Flame Produced from Astounding Stories June 1932. Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Priestess of the Flame" by Sewell Peaslee Wright is a science fiction novel first published in the early 20th century, specifically in the early 1930s. The book tells the story of Liane, a captivating and powerful female character who is the Chief Priestess of the Flame. The narrative is set against the backdrop of space exploration and the challenges faced by a crew assigned to manage a critical resource on the planet Lakos. The plot revolves around Commander John Hanson and his crew aboard the spaceship "Ertak", who are on a mission to investigate unrest caused by Liane and her cult, the Worshipers of the Flame. Liane seizes the opportunity to stow away on the ship, which complicates Hanson's mission as she is both beautiful and manipulative. Throughout the story, tensions rise as Liane struggles for power, leading to her eventual confrontation with her own people. Ultimately, the narrative culminates in a dramatic finale that explores themes of power, loyalty, and the perilous influence of a charismatic leader. The story captures the essence of space adventure while addressing deeper issues of authority and the complexity of human emotions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 95949 95811 2025-02-12T07:33:16.770475 2023-09-13T06:02:53.118416 text/html text/html 93117 2009-07-02T13:34:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 77372 2009-07-02T13:36:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151198 2025-02-12T07:33:22.460626 application/epub+zip 150920 2025-02-12T07:33:19.660496 application/epub+zip 94135 2025-02-12T07:33:18.505472 application/epub+zip 257329 2025-02-12T07:33:24.441434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249911 2025-02-12T07:33:21.786441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166201 2022-09-13T14:36:49.386019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87838 87735 2025-02-12T07:33:16.436461 2023-09-13T06:02:52.858386 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 87676 2009-07-02T13:34:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 33668 2009-07-02T13:36:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 87667 2009-07-02T13:35:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33646 2009-07-02T13:36:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21537 2025-02-12T07:33:24.565419 application/rdf+xml 12836 2025-02-12T07:33:19.046448 image/jpeg 3506 2025-02-12T07:33:18.774463 image/jpeg 148220 2025-02-12T07:33:16.782485 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog