Project Gutenberg 2009-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 339 Bates, Harry 1900 1981 Bates, Hiram Gilmore Winter, H. G. Burks, Arthur J. 1898 1974 Cummings, Ray 1887 1957 Cummings, Raymond King King, Ray Curry, Tom 1900 1976 Knight, Thomas H. 1892 1949 Knight, Thomas Holt Meek, S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) 1894 1972 Meek, Sterner St. Paul Pelcher, Anthony 1897 1981 Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 The Man Who Was Dead / Thomas H. Knight Monsters of Moyen / Arthur J. Burks Vampires of Venus / Anthony Pelcher Brigands of the Moon (Part 2 of 4) / Ray Cummings The Soul Snatcher / Tom Curry The Ray of Madness / S. P. Meek Produced by Greg Weeks, Meredith Bach, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930" by Anthony Pelcher is a collection of speculative fiction and science fiction stories written in the early 20th century. The magazine features a variety of plots, many of which delve into themes of resurrection, monsters, and extraordinary adventures in both earthly and cosmic realms. Readers immersed in this genre can expect to encounter a range of unique characters, extraordinary situations, and vivid imaginations typical of the era's pulp literature. The opening portion features the short story "The Man Who Was Dead," showcasing Jerry, a young man who braves a ferocious winter night to join his friends at a local store. Inside, he encounters a disturbing stranger—a gaunt man with a skeletal appearance, who interrupts a discussion on reincarnation. As the tension mounts, the stranger claims he has come back to life after being hanged. The story takes a dark turn as the stranger recounts his past, including a murder, leaving Jerry and his friends in shock and igniting fears of what this living dead man might do. This introduction sets a thrilling tone for the tales that follow in this collection, exploring the boundaries between life and death while evoking both suspense and wonder. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction -- Periodicals Science fiction, American -- Periodicals PN Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 499523 2025-07-12T07:37:32.397980 text/html 502575 2021-01-05T08:00:01 text/html 1151482 2025-07-12T07:37:39.457918 application/epub+zip 1159100 2025-07-12T07:37:33.435990 application/epub+zip 256059 2025-07-12T07:37:32.904903 application/epub+zip 1318230 2025-07-12T07:37:44.162851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1270577 2025-07-12T07:37:38.659879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371406 2022-09-13T15:10:08.543897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451010 2025-07-12T07:37:31.213953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450751 2021-01-05T08:00:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450742 2021-01-05T08:00:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25537 2025-07-12T07:37:44.334867 application/rdf+xml 30983 2025-07-12T07:37:32.995909 image/jpeg 4860 2025-07-12T07:37:32.951903 image/jpeg 168505 2021-01-05T08:00:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 1069402 2021-01-05T08:00:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 168481 2021-01-05T08:00:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 1072795 2025-07-12T07:37:32.466916 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia