Project Gutenberg 2007-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 211 Sparks, David R. The Winged Men of Orcon: A Complete Novelette Produced from Astounding Stories January 1932. Produced by Greg Weeks, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Winged Men of Orcon: A Complete Novelette" by David R. Sparks is a science fiction story set during the early 20th century, likely in the 1930s. The novelette follows the adventures of a scientist, Dr. Frederick Weeks, who is unexpectedly abducted and brought to the eccentric planet Orcon. There, he discovers winged humanoid creatures and must navigate a dire situation influenced by the nefarious plans of a rogue scientist, Ludwig Leider, who poses a threat to Earth. In this thrilling narrative, Dr. Weeks awakens handcuffed in a crashed space vessel alongside a crew comprising Captain Virginia Crane and others. After discovering that Admiral Forbes has been killed and that they are stranded on Orcon, the group realizes that they are in a race against time to thwart Leider's plans for destruction against Earth. As the story unfolds, they face numerous challenges, engage in fierce battles with the strange Orconites, and devise a daring escape involving the explosive kotomite they carry. The climax centers around their fight for survival and prevention of a potential catastrophe on Earth, showcasing themes of resilience, teamwork, and unexpected heroism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 115643 2025-08-09T09:22:39.139441 text/html 113365 2021-01-02T20:50:44 text/html 358830 2025-08-09T09:22:45.539408 application/epub+zip 359104 2025-08-09T09:22:42.454439 application/epub+zip 110992 2025-08-09T09:22:41.023421 application/epub+zip 532694 2025-08-09T09:22:47.570393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518077 2025-08-09T09:22:44.534435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185509 2022-09-10T11:46:26.504481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106049 2025-08-09T09:22:38.820455 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105788 2021-01-02T20:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105779 2021-01-02T20:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 846534 2007-08-01T18:11:54 application/octet-stream 845642 2007-08-01T18:12:20 application/octet-stream 119547 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 112708 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 113941 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 120906 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 111392 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 107216 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 110284 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 117190 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 109865 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 119319 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 118961 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 110174 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 116792 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 113481 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 113446 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 118025 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 117082 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 117193 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 117109 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 112528 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 109454 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 112325 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 111250 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 114414 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 61155 2007-04-02T14:58:54 application/octet-stream 41276 2025-08-09T09:22:47.725385 application/rdf+xml 15930 2025-08-09T09:22:41.587455 image/jpeg 3589 2025-08-09T09:22:41.272481 image/jpeg 40084 2021-01-02T20:50:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 240626 2021-01-02T20:50:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 40057 2021-01-02T20:50:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 325441 2025-08-09T09:22:39.156462 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog