02378cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500170014526400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031249000540034849000220040250000310042450800960045552011320055153400760168365300200175965300180177965300270179770000300182483000540185483000220190885600430193099900190197373925UtSlPG20260610134718.0mcr n260607r20241939utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBond, Nelson S.,d1908-200610aF.O.B. Venus 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Fantastic Adventures November 1939.1 aLancelot Biggs, 1  aRelease date is 2024-06-27  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"F.O.B. Venus" by Nelson S. Bond is a science fiction story published in the late 1930s. The narrative revolves around the misadventures of Lancelot Biggs, a hapless and clumsy second mate, serving on a cargo ship called the Saturn, which is making a run from Venus to Earth. Overall, the book likely explores themes of incompetence, space travel, and unexpected outcomes in the midst of cosmic operations.  The tale follows Captain Hanson and his crew as they deal with the blundering antics of Biggs, whose actions lead to disastrous consequences for the cargo they are transporting. Initially tasked with overseeing valuable cargo, Biggs inadvertently ruins it due to his ignorance and lack of experience. However, through a series of fortunate events and a scientific twist, it is revealed that the ruined cargo of vegetables has transformed into pure gold due to exposure to cosmic rays. In the end, Biggs unexpectedly saves the day, and the crew prepares to take off again for Venus in search of more Forenzi jars, hinting at further adventures in the transmutation business. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cChicago, IL: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1939  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aSpace ships -- Fiction1 aFuqua, Robert,d1905-1959 0aProduced from Fantastic Adventures November 1939. 0aLancelot Biggs, 140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73925  c114650d114650