Project Gutenberg 2020-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 121 Bond, Nelson S. 1908 2006 Bond, Nelson Slade Bond, Nelson Danzell, George Morey, Leo 1889 1965 Morey y Pena, Leopoldo Raul Beyond Light Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1940 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Beyond Light" by Nelson S. Bond is a science fiction tale written in the early 20th century. The story is set on the planet Venus and explores themes of survival, human emotions, and the encounter with alien life. It illustrates the dire circumstances faced by the main characters after a spaceship crashes on the planet, forcing them to confront both the harsh realities of their environment and the unknown threats that lurk within. The narrative follows Tim Mallory, an engineer, and his fiancée, Dorothy Lane, as they are caught in a catastrophic crash of their spaceship, the Orestes, commanded by Dorothy's father, Captain Lane. Finding themselves stranded in the treacherous Badlands of Venus, the trio must survive hunted by bizarre, bat-like creatures known as bat-men or vampires. As they explore the depths of the planet, battling both the elements and hostile beings, they uncover a hidden underground city that reveals the nature of their captors. The story ultimately combines thrilling adventure and a fight for survival, as the characters grapple with their relationships and the evolving dynamics of love and bravery amidst unimaginable challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Engineers -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 74177 2025-07-24T12:34:44.735992 text/html 50872 2024-10-17T17:32:34 text/html 303822 2025-07-24T12:34:46.714982 application/epub+zip 302656 2025-07-24T12:34:45.138031 application/epub+zip 96665 2025-07-24T12:34:44.916976 application/epub+zip 346259 2025-07-24T12:34:48.092010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338410 2025-07-24T12:34:46.513989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132563 2022-09-27T22:50:05.369856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66911 2025-07-24T12:34:44.572976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47176 2024-10-17T17:32:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18043 2025-07-24T12:34:48.231944 application/rdf+xml 33251 2025-07-24T12:34:45.002014 image/jpeg 5374 2025-07-24T12:34:44.959964 image/jpeg 493296 2025-07-24T12:34:44.752960 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