Project Gutenberg 2020-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 90 Gold, H. L. (Horace Leonard) 1914 1996 Gold, Horace Leonard Storey, Richard Grimm, Christopher Doolin, Joseph 1896 1967 Doolin, Joseph Patrick Menace of the Mists Produced from Planet Stories May 1943 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Menace of the Mists" by Richard Storey is a science fiction novella published in the early 1940s. Set on the planet Venus, the story unfolds around four human characters who must confront a formidable threat from vicious centaurpedes: monstrous, intelligent creatures that have emerged from the depths of the ocean. The novella explores themes of survival, bravery, and camaraderie in the face of overwhelming odds. The narrative follows MacAloon and his three companions as they defend a valuable iron mine from an invading horde of centaurpedes that have developed tactics to overcome their human adversaries. As the characters wrestle with their fears and strategize to fend off repeated assaults, they witness the unfolding horror of their situation, including the loss of a brave companion, Al Birchall. Ultimately, Mac devises a daring plan to disrupt the centaurpedes' centralized control, leading to a chaotic battle that culminates in a hard-won victory. Through vivid action and character dynamics, the story captures the tension of a desperate fight against nature's terrifying unpredictability, emphasizing the importance of resilience and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Adventure stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 69312 2025-06-24T14:25:53.324242 text/html 45698 2024-10-18T03:47:35 text/html 371608 2025-06-24T14:25:55.156287 application/epub+zip 370443 2025-06-24T14:25:53.690247 application/epub+zip 87759 2025-06-24T14:25:53.481241 application/epub+zip 413195 2025-06-24T14:25:56.394273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405963 2025-06-24T14:25:54.962265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123591 2022-09-28T05:15:05.304049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62200 2023-09-26T12:57:29.901316 text/plain 42366 2024-10-18T03:47:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17279 2025-06-24T14:25:56.517226 application/rdf+xml 32775 2025-06-24T14:25:53.562278 image/jpeg 5383 2025-06-24T14:25:53.522242 image/jpeg 549537 2025-06-24T14:25:53.339351 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