Project Gutenberg 2009-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 156 Wright, Sewell Peaslee 1897 1970 Vampires of Space Produced from Astounding Stories, March 1932. Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Meredith Bach, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Vampires of Space" by Sewell Peaslee Wright is a science fiction novella published in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1930s. The narrative follows Commander John Hanson as he recounts his terrifying encounter with mysterious entities known as the Electites that inhabit space. The story captures the essence of space exploration and the unknown dangers that come with it, highlighting a thrilling adventure in a vast, uncharted universe. The plot centers on Commander Hanson and his ship, the "Ertak", which is sent on a mission to investigate the disappearance of two passenger ships in a relatively unused area of space. During their journey, Hanson and his crew encounter the Electites—creatures that appear as crescent-shaped entities glowing with a reddish light. As these creatures begin to attack the ship, feeding off its metal hull, the crew must devise a plan to combat this unique threat. Led by the ingenuity of the young officer Hendricks, they create a makeshift weapon using a spray of acidulated water to destroy the Electites and ultimately save themselves and their ship from destruction. The story combines elements of suspense, adventure, and exploration, showcasing the challenges faced in uncharted territories of space. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 75528 75415 2025-02-12T07:49:28.796420 2023-09-13T06:16:12.305491 text/html text/html 72470 2017-07-21T10:19:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 182888 2017-07-21T10:19:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 193692 2025-02-12T07:49:30.787404 application/epub+zip 192318 2025-02-12T07:49:29.168455 application/epub+zip 92539 2025-02-12T07:49:28.968457 application/epub+zip 236625 2025-02-12T07:49:32.263429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227612 2025-02-12T07:49:30.568440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128290 2022-09-13T14:55:41.887285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67033 66935 2025-02-12T07:49:28.645916 2023-09-13T06:16:12.160460 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66821 2017-07-21T10:19:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25605 2017-07-21T10:19:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20016 2025-02-12T07:49:32.386417 application/rdf+xml 27282 2025-02-12T07:49:29.029425 image/jpeg 4519 2025-02-12T07:49:28.999413 image/jpeg 183525 2025-02-12T07:49:28.808415 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