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_aPeacock, Wilbur S., _d1911-1979 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Victory of Klon |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2020 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1941 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2020-04-26 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"The Victory of Klon" by Wilbur S. Peacock is a science fiction short story written in the early 1940s. This narrative centers around Klon, a creature native to the perpetually veiled planet of Venus, who seeks to obtain a powerful object that could secure his rise to leadership among his people. The story explores themes of ambition, the consequences of discovery, and the clash between different forms of intelligence. The plot unfolds as Klon, navigating his dark and swampy home, comes across a spaceship with three human explorers. In an act of fatal ambition, Klon seizes a radi-light from the ship with hopes of proving his might and winning a leadership title during the gathering of his nation. However, his triumph is short-lived as the radi-light emits lethal rays that annihilate Klon and all his fellow beings in an instant. The story combines a sense of wonder and horror, reflecting on the dangers that accompany unchecked ambition and the unforeseen consequences of contact between civilizations. Ultimately, it portrays a tragic end for Klon and his people, who become victims of their own desire for power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aExtraterrestrial beings -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aVenus (Planet) -- Fiction | ||
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_aLynch, Don _q(Artist) |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1941 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61943 |
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