Project Gutenberg 2010-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 62 Stockham, Richard Circle of Flight Produced by Greg Weeks, Dianna Adair and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Circle of Flight" by Richard Stockham is a science fiction novel, likely written in the early to mid-20th century. The story dives into themes of conflict, authority, and the dichotomy between destruction and healing as two protagonists navigate their starkly different philosophies and methods in a dystopian society. At the heart of the narrative are the characters Thorus and Aria, who embody the struggle between violent rebellion against oppressive powers and a peaceful pursuit of understanding and healing through science and nature. The plot follows Thorus, a vengeful rebel determined to use his formidable power in the macrocosm to overthrow a corrupt authority, and Aria, a healer committed to exploring the microcosm to understand life itself. Their conflicting paths come to a head when they face the oppressive police force, leading to a dramatic confrontation where Thorus unleashes his destructive powers, resulting in widespread devastation. As chaos ensues, both characters find themselves on a journey of self-discovery that leads them back to the earth they sought to change; they realize that true healing requires a balance between their approaches. Ultimately, they recognize their interdependence and the necessity of addressing both the outer and inner worlds to foster real transformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 54191 54200 2024-09-14T04:54:34.160967 2023-09-14T09:46:54.325801 text/html text/html 50766 2021-01-06T18:40:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 416089 2021-01-06T18:40:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 352910 2024-09-14T04:54:38.498956 application/epub+zip 351726 2024-09-14T04:54:35.969955 application/epub+zip 64768 2024-09-14T04:54:34.663991 application/epub+zip 277553 2024-09-14T04:54:40.076960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268871 2024-09-14T04:54:37.446968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130070 2022-09-15T06:44:09.033207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45047 44950 2024-09-14T04:54:33.925968 2023-09-14T09:46:54.122784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 44926 2021-01-06T18:40:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17437 2021-01-06T18:40:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18001 2024-09-14T04:54:40.204923 application/rdf+xml 12084 2024-09-14T04:54:34.995950 image/jpeg 3152 2024-09-14T04:54:34.828952 image/jpeg 480698 2024-09-14T04:54:34.175954 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