02509cam a22003733u 4500 73477 UtSlPG 20260610134711.0 m cr n 260607r20241928utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Orndorff, Frank, 1885-1971 The terrors of the upper air Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from the Winter Edition, 1928 issue of Amazing Stories Quarterly magazine. Release date is 2024-04-27 Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Terrors of the Upper Air" by Frank Orndorff is a science fiction short story published in the late 1920s, likely during the early years of the genre's popularization. This tale combines elements of adventure and mystery, exploring the treacherous and largely unknown realms of high-altitude flight, as a duo of daring aviators unwittingly stumble upon extraordinary dangers far above the Earth. The narrative follows Pemberton, a detective tasked with capturing two aviators, Kidwell and Dexter, suspected of a bank robbery. As they ascend in their plane to break the world's altitude record, they encounter violent winds and strange phenomena that lead to a harrowing adventure in the upper atmosphere. In a shocking twist, they discover floating islands filled with bizarre vegetation and fearsome creatures. Despite their initial triumph, tragedy strikes when Dexter is killed, and Kidwell disappears, leaving the ground-level spectators in shock. The story concludes with a poignant ambiguity about the fate of the aviators, raising questions of truth and deceit, suggesting that their adventure may have been both real and a clever ruse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York, NY: Experimenter Publishing Company, 1928 Short stories Criminals -- Fiction Air pilots -- Fiction Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph), 1884-1963 Produced from the Winter Edition, 1928 issue of Amazing Stories Quarterly magazine. https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_Quarterly_v01n01_1928_Winter https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73477 114202 114202