Project Gutenberg 2009-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 176 Various Verschillende Various, Various Bates, Harry 1900 1981 Bates, Hiram Gilmore Winter, H. G. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Slaves of the Dust / Sophie Wenzel Ellis The Pirate Planet (Part 2 of 4) / Charles Willard Diffin The Sea Terror / S. P. Meek Gray Denim / Harl Vincent The Ape-Men of Xlotli / David R. Sparks Produced by Greg Weeks, Katherine Ward, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930" by Various is a collection of science fiction short stories likely compiled during the early 20th century. The anthology features vivid and imaginative tales centered around themes of science, adventure, and the fantastic, appealing to readers with an interest in speculative fiction. The stories are penned by leading writers of the time, promising a range of thrilling narratives that delve into extraordinary scientific hypotheses and surreal scenarios. The opening of the anthology presents a story titled "Slaves of the Dust" by Sophie Wenzel Ellis, which features Hale Oakham, a young scientist on a quest to uncover the secrets of a mysterious Brazilian tribe called the Ungapuks. The narrative introduces us to Hale as he navigates the foreboding jungle and encounters magical elements, suggesting deep themes of life, death, and the interplay between science and nature. The tension escalates with the appearance of Sir Basil Addington, an eccentric figure whose experiments in biochemistry have transformed the Ungapuks and led to the creation of bizarre creatures. As Hale becomes entwined in Addington's cryptic operations, the story hints at a convoluted struggle between scientific ambition and moral implications, leaving readers eager for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30691/30691-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/30691/30691-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction -- Periodicals Science fiction, American -- Periodicals PN Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Science Fiction by Women Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 537898 537841 2024-10-13T06:56:04.423931 2023-09-13T11:20:30.980297 text/html text/html 551135 2021-01-05T22:42:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 653797 2021-01-05T22:42:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 673309 2024-10-13T06:56:12.315850 application/epub+zip 682233 2024-10-13T06:56:05.614903 application/epub+zip 255358 2024-10-13T06:56:04.957887 application/epub+zip 855505 2024-10-13T06:56:17.562800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 818459 2024-10-13T06:56:11.796856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392579 2022-09-14T07:46:06.695923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486072 485972 2024-10-13T06:56:02.939901 2023-09-13T11:20:29.603268 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 485844 2021-01-05T22:42:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183821 2021-01-05T22:42:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 485837 2021-01-05T22:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183783 2021-01-05T22:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23281 2024-10-13T06:56:17.722797 application/rdf+xml 31481 2024-10-13T06:56:05.052870 image/jpeg 5134 2024-10-13T06:56:05.005898 image/jpeg 653556 2024-10-13T06:56:04.492893 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 en.wikipedia