02621cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000120011324500560012526400510018130000470023233600260027933700260030533800360033150000310036750502620039850801170066052013210077753400450209865300350214365300450217870000290222385600430225229919UtSlPG20260610133700.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aVarious10aAstounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-09-060 aThe Wall of Death / Victor Rousseau 
The Pirate Planet (Part 1 of 4) / Charles Willard Diffin
The Destroyer / William Merriam Rouse 
The Gray Plague / Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
Jetta of the Lowlands (Part 3 of 3) / Ray Cummings 
Vagabonds of Space / Harl Vincent  aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930" by Various is a collection of science fiction narratives written in the early 20th century. The anthology explores themes of futuristic technology, interplanetary conflicts, and bizarre life forms, with stories that range from military failure against unknown threats to interstellar communication. The tales feature various characters, including scientists and heroes confronting extraordinary challenges in a speculative world.  The opening of the collection presents a story titled "The Wall of Death" by Victor Rousseau. It begins in a post-apocalyptic future where humanity faces annihilation at the hands of grotesque, half-human jelly-like creatures known as Earth Giants, which have emerged from Antarctica. The protagonists, Kay Bevan and Cliff Hynes, are forced to reckon with the reality of their military defeat and moral dilemmas regarding an annual sacrifice of citizens to the monsters. As they struggle to develop a device capable of neutralizing the threat, personal stakes heighten with Kay's deepening feelings for his love interest, Ruth Deane. The harrowing situation unfolds in a landscape filled with despair and looming terror, setting the stage for a gripping tale of survival and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction -- Periodicals  aScience fiction, American -- Periodicals1 aBates, Harry,d1900-198140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29919