Project Gutenberg 2020-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 131 Brackett, Leigh 1915 1978 Brackett, Leigh Douglass Hamilton, Leigh Brackett Leydenfrost, Robert J. 1925 1987 Leydenfrost, Robert Joseph Leydenfrost, Robert Leydenfrost, Bob Leidenfrost, Bob The Blue Behemoth Produced from Planet Stories May 1943 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Blue Behemoth" by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novella written in the early 1940s. The story is set in a future where an imperial circus travels through space, encountering both bizarre creatures and dangerous situations. The plot revolves around the antics and troubles of the circus as they navigate a mysterious journey on Venus, while exploring themes of survival, fear, and the deep-rooted connections between humans and the unknown. In "The Blue Behemoth," the protagonists, Bucky Shannon and his assistant Jig Bentley, are struggling to keep their failing circus afloat. When they encounter a well-dressed stranger named Simon Beamish, who offers to charter their circus for a lucrative tour, they suspect ulterior motives. As they venture to Venus, events spiral out of control, leading to the escape of dangerous beasts known as "cansins". The story builds tension when an evil force is revealed that threatens to control the "cansins" through a mysterious green entity, culminating in a frantic struggle between humans and the unleashed primordial horrors. The novella combines elements of suspense, adventure, and the uncanny, examining the powerful bond between Gertrude, the last male "cansin", and his kin as they confront their past and seek a connection in an unforgiving universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 96.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Circus -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 89695 2025-06-24T14:30:39.095993 text/html 66437 2024-10-18T03:50:28 text/html 366325 2025-06-24T14:30:41.208004 application/epub+zip 365160 2025-06-24T14:30:39.509030 application/epub+zip 94987 2025-06-24T14:30:39.279970 application/epub+zip 414331 2025-06-24T14:30:42.616493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406333 2025-06-24T14:30:40.999015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136351 2022-09-28T05:26:52.383862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81620 2023-09-26T13:02:38.003498 text/plain 61780 2024-10-18T03:50:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17305 2025-06-24T14:30:42.752468 application/rdf+xml 32775 2025-06-24T14:30:39.365002 image/jpeg 5383 2025-06-24T14:30:39.322039 image/jpeg 560693 2025-06-24T14:30:39.123986 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