Project Gutenberg 2016-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 42 Doede, William R. 1918 Doede, Bill Burns The Birds of Lorrane Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. "The Birds of Lorrane" by Bill Doede is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The narrative centers around the exploration of an alien planet and the encounter between a human astronaut, Ingomar Bjorgson, and two intelligent, anthropomorphic birds named Pisces I and Pisces II. The story delves into themes of survival, the quest for companionship, and the unexpected nature of intelligence in the universe. In the tale, Ingomar lands on the arid and seemingly lifeless planet of Lorrane, driven by the prospect of discovering intelligent life. After facing dire circumstances, including a devastating storm that damages his ship, he meets the two birds who, contrary to his expectations, possess advanced communication skills and intelligence. Initially skeptical, Ingomar gradually learns that the birds were not only aware of the storm but had been waiting for the opportunity to escape their own predicament. Their duplicitous nature reveals a complex friendship as they work together to navigate the challenges of the planet and ultimately embark on a journey back to Earth, questioning the essence of intelligence and the nature of companionship along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 48932 48937 2024-10-21T09:55:56.184445 2023-09-22T07:09:39.338411 text/html text/html 45226 2016-01-10T07:44:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 289085 2016-01-10T07:44:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 319586 2024-10-21T09:55:58.014453 application/epub+zip 318498 2024-10-21T09:55:56.583451 application/epub+zip 77164 2024-10-21T09:55:56.371479 application/epub+zip 353892 2024-10-21T09:55:59.270478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346719 2024-10-21T09:55:57.796639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105811 2022-09-23T06:51:48.955564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41989 42017 2024-10-21T09:55:56.056672 2023-09-22T07:09:39.092473 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 42234 2016-01-10T07:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16120 2016-01-10T07:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20576 2024-10-21T09:55:59.395435 application/rdf+xml 27459 2024-10-21T09:55:56.435479 image/jpeg 4707 2024-10-21T09:55:56.403459 image/jpeg 290094 2024-10-21T09:55:56.199473 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