Project Gutenberg 2020-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 180 Brackett, Leigh 1915 1978 Brackett, Leigh Douglass Hamilton, Leigh Brackett Citadel of Lost Ships Produced from Planet Stories March 1943 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Citadel of Lost Ships" by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. Set against a backdrop of a decaying society in the Solar System, the story follows the character Roy Campbell, an outcast and fugitive, as he becomes entangled in the plight of the Kraylens, a dying tribe on Venus. The book examines themes of freedom, exploitation, and the struggle of small cultures against the overwhelming forces of progress and modernization. The narrative follows Campbell as he seeks refuge among the Kraylens while the Coalition threatens them with forced relocation. After a vivid encounter with the tribe and their ritualistic culture, Campbell learns of their impending doom due to the Coalition's expansionist ambitions. Determined to save them, he embarks on a hazardous journey to seek assistance from Romany, a sanctuary for lost races. However, upon arriving, he discovers internal conflict within Romany, particularly regarding its leader Tredrick, who is in league with the Coalition. As Campbell organizes a plan to rescue the Kraylens, he ultimately sacrifices his freedom in exchange for their chance at survival, embodying the fierce struggle between individual desire and collective well-being. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction Space stations -- Fiction Civil war -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 101773 2025-07-24T14:44:15.042606 text/html 78687 2024-10-18T03:46:53 text/html 271890 2025-07-24T14:44:17.540634 application/epub+zip 272014 2025-07-24T14:44:15.499614 application/epub+zip 99592 2025-07-24T14:44:15.243695 application/epub+zip 320941 2025-07-24T14:44:19.181588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312707 2025-07-24T14:44:17.318621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140583 2022-09-28T05:13:21.078196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93471 2025-07-24T14:44:14.830609 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73737 2024-10-18T03:46:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17311 2025-07-24T14:44:19.336579 application/rdf+xml 28134 2025-07-24T14:44:15.338602 image/jpeg 4926 2025-07-24T14:44:15.287611 image/jpeg 569257 2025-07-24T14:44:15.061634 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