Project Gutenberg 2009-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 50 Thompson, Don 1935 1994 Thompson, Donald Arthur Orban, Paul 1896 1974 High Dragon Bump Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "High Dragon Bump" by Don Thompson is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century, specifically during the 1950s. The story revolves around themes of alien encounters, technological misunderstandings, and the comedic perplexities that arise from these interactions, focusing on two characters trying to navigate a potentially disastrous situation involving extraterrestrial beings. The narrative follows Wayne Brighton, a scientist who is abducted by a strange alien race known as the Cirissins, who mistakenly believe that he can help them with something they call a "high dragon bump." They intend to use this mysterious item to propel their ship away from Earth without causing destruction. As Wayne grapples with their baffling language and intentions, he discovers that their misunderstanding led to a chaotic predicament wherein they planned to resort to a hydrogen bomb if he didn't comply. The absurdities escalate with the introduction of Sheilah, a model who is also kidnapped. The two must navigate their way through confusion, miscommunication, and the looming threat of destruction while Wayne tries to comprehend the aliens' true objectives, ultimately leading to a resolution that hinges on an unexpected reinterpretation of their needs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 52616 52622 2024-11-16T23:52:10.869563 2023-09-13T09:52:38.482656 text/html text/html 28954 2024-10-24T20:29:10 text/html 88365 2024-11-16T23:52:15.004545 application/epub+zip 86787 2024-11-16T23:52:12.666537 application/epub+zip 86008 2024-11-16T23:52:11.487555 application/epub+zip 179978 2024-11-16T23:52:16.718532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172557 2024-11-16T23:52:14.314559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147849 2022-09-14T05:44:48.274290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45251 45150 2024-10-13T05:05:22.237116 2023-09-13T09:52:38.275664 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 25360 2024-10-24T20:29:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45122 2021-01-05T18:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20423 2024-11-16T23:52:16.847511 application/rdf+xml 13254 2024-11-16T23:52:12.029549 image/jpeg 3478 2024-11-16T23:52:11.754547 image/jpeg 169798 2021-01-05T18:43:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 17670 2021-01-05T18:43:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 85356 2024-11-16T23:52:10.875556 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