Project Gutenberg 2009-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 146 Burks, Arthur J. 1898 1974 Lords of the Stratosphere Produced from Astounding Stories March 1933. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lords of the Stratosphere" by Arthur J. Burks is a science fiction novelette written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the pioneering aviators Lucian Jeter and Tema Eyer, who are determined to explore the stratosphere following a mysterious disappearance of their colleague, Franz Kress, during his ambitious flight. As they embark on their journey into the unknown, they grapple with the implications of their ascent and the potential threats that may await in the uncharted territories above. The opening of the novelette sets the stage with Kress preparing for his historic flight from Roosevelt Field, instilling a sense of competition and dread among his peers. Jeter and Eyer, motivated by both scientific curiosity and personal aspirations, anticipate following Kress into the stratosphere if he fails to return. As they delve deeper into their preparations, a series of strange events unfold across the globe, hinting at a larger mystery linked to Kress’s disappearance. The narrative builds tension as Kress unexpectedly vanishes, leading Jeter and Eyer to set off on their own expedition to uncover the truth behind the bizarre occurrences, including the uncanny columns of light reported worldwide, ultimately setting them on a collision course with unknown forces that threaten not only their lives but potentially the fate of humanity itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 166851 2025-07-12T07:54:05.791447 text/html 165348 2009-07-20T06:23:42 text/html 245854 2025-07-12T07:54:10.540439 application/epub+zip 248036 2025-07-12T07:54:07.462440 application/epub+zip 127285 2025-07-12T07:54:06.381459 application/epub+zip 387090 2025-07-12T07:54:12.974934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369225 2025-07-12T07:54:09.923465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203283 2022-09-13T15:31:37.239987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154690 2025-07-12T07:54:05.279468 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154526 2009-07-20T06:23:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19816 2025-07-12T07:54:13.098912 application/rdf+xml 13745 2025-07-12T07:54:06.871435 image/jpeg 3794 2025-07-12T07:54:06.623451 image/jpeg 174979 2009-07-20T06:23:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 57668 2009-07-20T06:23:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 239999 2025-07-12T07:54:05.810443 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