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100 1 _aBond, Nelson S.,
_d1908-2006
245 1 0 _aF.O.B. Venus
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Fantastic Adventures November 1939.
490 1 _aLancelot Biggs, 1
500 _aRelease date is 2024-06-27
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cChicago, IL: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1939
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSpace ships -- Fiction
700 1 _aFuqua, Robert,
_d1905-1959
830 0 _aProduced from Fantastic Adventures November 1939.
830 0 _aLancelot Biggs, 1
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73925
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