Project Gutenberg 2020-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 134 Lang, Allen Kim 1928 Lang, Allen K. Gaughan, Jack 1930 1985 Gaughan, John Brian Francis Gaughan Cinderella Story Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1961 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Cinderella Story" by Allen Kim Lang is a satirical science fiction narrative penned in the early 1960s. The book examines themes of identity, espionage, and the absurdity of modern institutions through the lens of a quirky banking environment. It follows the experiences of Orison McCall, a government spy tasked with uncovering the secrets of an eccentric bank that hides its operations behind a peculiar façade. In the story, Orison begins her new job at the William Howard Taft National Bank, where she finds a surreal atmosphere characterized by bizarre staff behavior, including the mandatory use of earmuffs. As she navigates her role of reading newspapers into a microphone, she becomes entangled in a conspiracy involving the bank, which is secretly operated by extraterrestrial forces led by the enigmatic Dink Gerding. Following a series of comedic and dramatic encounters with various characters, including Dink’s unhinged brother Kraft and the flamboyant Auga Vingt, Orison learns that the bank's true purpose involves counterfeiting and an imperial agenda. Ultimately, the narrative culminates in a blend of humor and intrigue as Orison grapples with her evolving feelings for Dink and the implications of their shared fate as potential rulers of a galactic empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Banks and banking -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels 113696 2025-07-24T09:07:43.677932 text/html 90592 2024-10-17T15:35:21 text/html 307833 2025-07-24T09:07:46.151885 application/epub+zip 308311 2025-07-24T09:07:44.118954 application/epub+zip 103916 2025-07-24T09:07:43.860063 application/epub+zip 360531 2025-07-24T09:07:47.775867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351974 2025-07-24T09:07:45.833879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147914 2022-09-27T15:25:11.977585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105829 2025-07-24T09:07:43.434893 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86078 2024-10-17T15:35:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17472 2025-07-24T09:07:47.915879 application/rdf+xml 27131 2025-07-24T09:07:43.948890 image/jpeg 4840 2025-07-24T09:07:43.901891 image/jpeg 461899 2025-07-24T09:07:43.694941 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