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 2020-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 121 Peacock, Wilbur S. 1911 1979 Peacock, W. S. Peacock, Wilbur Scott Lynch, Don (Artist) The Victory of Klon Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1941 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Victory of Klon" by Wilbur S. Peacock is a science fiction short story written in the early 1940s. This narrative centers around Klon, a creature native to the perpetually veiled planet of Venus, who seeks to obtain a powerful object that could secure his rise to leadership among his people. The story explores themes of ambition, the consequences of discovery, and the clash between different forms of intelligence. The plot unfolds as Klon, navigating his dark and swampy home, comes across a spaceship with three human explorers. In an act of fatal ambition, Klon seizes a radi-light from the ship with hopes of proving his might and winning a leadership title during the gathering of his nation. However, his triumph is short-lived as the radi-light emits lethal rays that annihilate Klon and all his fellow beings in an instant. The story combines a sense of wonder and horror, reflecting on the dangers that accompany unchecked ambition and the unforeseen consequences of contact between civilizations. Ultimately, it portrays a tragic end for Klon and his people, who become victims of their own desire for power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 38389 2025-07-24T12:58:50.598756 text/html 14289 2024-10-17T17:46:26 text/html 370095 2025-07-24T12:58:52.269755 application/epub+zip 368920 2025-07-24T12:58:50.972734 application/epub+zip 70444 2025-07-24T12:58:50.743742 application/epub+zip 401554 2025-07-24T12:58:53.460757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394152 2025-07-24T12:58:52.079788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95935 2022-09-27T23:39:33.553285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32124 2025-07-24T12:58:50.510759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12285 2024-10-17T17:46:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17188 2025-07-24T12:58:53.587732 application/rdf+xml 36603 2025-07-24T12:58:50.828767 image/jpeg 5555 2025-07-24T12:58:50.785746 image/jpeg 571077 2025-07-24T12:58:50.610779 application/octet-stream application/zip