02732cam a22004213u 4500 73924 UtSlPG 20260610134718.0 m cr n 260607r20241940utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Bond, Nelson S., 1908-2006 Lancelot Biggs cooks a pirate Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Lancelot Biggs, 2 Produced from Fantastic Adventures February 1940. Release date is 2024-06-27 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lancelot Biggs cooks a pirate" by Nelson S. Bond is a science fiction short story published in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1940s. This whimsical tale revolves around the theme of cooking in outer space, presenting a unique blend of adventure and humor as the protagonist, Lancelot Biggs, discovers he has a knack for culinary science under duress. The story mixes elements of space travel, pirate lore, and an unusual focus on chemistry as it relates to cooking. In the narrative, the crew of the spacecraft "Saturn" finds itself in a dire predicament when their cook, affectionately known as Slops, is fired due to his exclusive tapioca diet. Unable to find a replacement in port, the first mate, Lancelot Biggs, is reluctantly appointed as the new cook. When they receive word of the notorious pirate Runt Hake on their trajectory, Biggs devises a clever plan to use a rare hormone, prolactin, in their meals to alter the pirates' personalities during a sumptuous dinner. The approach causes Hake and his crew to become overly affectionate, allowing the crew of the "Saturn" to outsmart them and save themselves. With humor, cleverness, and a touch of science, Bond crafts an entertaining exploration of the unexpected prowess of an unlikely protagonist in extreme circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Chicago, IL: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1940 Science fiction Short stories Space ships -- Fiction Cooks -- Fiction Space pirates -- Fiction Fuqua, Robert, 1905-1959 Krupa, Julian S., 1913-1989 Lancelot Biggs, 2 Produced from Fantastic Adventures February 1940. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73924 114649 114649