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 Project Gutenberg 2009-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 469 Various Verschillende Various, Various Bates, Harry 1900 1981 Bates, Hiram Gilmore Winter, H. G. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 The Wall of Death / Victor Rousseau The Pirate Planet (Part 1 of 4) / Charles Willard Diffin The Destroyer / William Merriam Rouse The Gray Plague / Lloyd Arthur Eshbach Jetta of the Lowlands (Part 3 of 3) / Ray Cummings Vagabonds of Space / Harl Vincent Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930" by Various is a collection of science fiction narratives written in the early 20th century. The anthology explores themes of futuristic technology, interplanetary conflicts, and bizarre life forms, with stories that range from military failure against unknown threats to interstellar communication. The tales feature various characters, including scientists and heroes confronting extraordinary challenges in a speculative world. The opening of the collection presents a story titled "The Wall of Death" by Victor Rousseau. It begins in a post-apocalyptic future where humanity faces annihilation at the hands of grotesque, half-human jelly-like creatures known as Earth Giants, which have emerged from Antarctica. The protagonists, Kay Bevan and Cliff Hynes, are forced to reckon with the reality of their military defeat and moral dilemmas regarding an annual sacrifice of citizens to the monsters. As they struggle to develop a device capable of neutralizing the threat, personal stakes heighten with Kay's deepening feelings for his love interest, Ruth Deane. The harrowing situation unfolds in a landscape filled with despair and looming terror, setting the stage for a gripping tale of survival and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/29919/29919-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction -- Periodicals Science fiction, American -- Periodicals PN Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 529715 2025-08-12T09:50:51.624601 text/html 527260 2021-01-05T12:46:55 text/html 738558 2025-08-12T09:50:59.656563 application/epub+zip 750528 2025-08-12T09:50:52.879552 application/epub+zip 258391 2025-08-12T09:50:52.232547 application/epub+zip 908647 2025-08-12T09:51:04.362492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 871880 2025-08-12T09:50:59.001531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377433 2022-09-14T03:36:15.225845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475888 2025-08-12T09:50:50.162615 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 475726 2021-01-05T12:46:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 475717 2021-01-05T12:46:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21764 2025-08-12T09:51:04.506507 application/rdf+xml 31019 2025-08-12T09:50:52.337571 image/jpeg 4971 2025-08-12T09:50:52.284552 image/jpeg 180223 2021-01-05T12:46:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 687073 2021-01-05T12:46:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 180193 2021-01-05T12:46:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 726157 2025-08-12T09:50:51.756554 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia