Project Gutenberg 2020-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 126 Selwyn, Carl Space Bat Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1946 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Space Bat" by Carl Selwyn is a science fiction novella published in the early 1940s, specifically in the winter issue of "Planet Stories" in 1946. The narrative follows Lou Flint, a rugged trapper on a wild planetoid, who is faced with the threat of hunters aiming to decimate the local wildlife, particularly the feather-deer, for profit. Flint's mission transforms as he seeks to capture a mythical creature known as the space bat, worth a million dollars, leading him into a whirlwind of adventures intertwined with themes of conservation, morality, and unexpected companionship. In the story, Lou Flint struggles against merciless fur hunters who threaten the feather-deer's existence in the Ring planets near Saturn. After learning from the Governor that he has no legal claim to his lands and that a fur corporation is about to buy them, Flint devises a desperate plan to capture the elusive space bat to secure the funds necessary to save the wildlife. Along the way, he meets Karen Vaun, a determined woman sent by the fur company, but their interactions shift from antagonism to collaboration when they face the genuine danger of the monstrous bat. Adventures unfold with thrilling confrontations, culminating in a dramatic showdown that not only endangers their lives but also challenges Flint's initial intentions, leading to a resolution focused on coexistence and protection of the environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Hunters -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 84462 2025-07-25T09:15:54.069132 text/html 61255 2024-10-18T08:18:14 text/html 659919 2025-07-25T09:15:56.351192 application/epub+zip 660249 2025-07-25T09:15:54.552143 application/epub+zip 96384 2025-07-25T09:15:54.280131 application/epub+zip 702041 2025-07-25T09:15:57.748136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 694249 2025-07-25T09:15:56.116179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133333 2022-09-28T18:48:12.642755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77159 2025-07-25T09:15:53.918159 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57456 2024-10-18T08:18:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16873 2025-07-25T09:15:57.878130 application/rdf+xml 34227 2025-07-25T09:15:54.386148 image/jpeg 5522 2025-07-25T09:15:54.331175 image/jpeg 685459 2025-07-25T09:15:54.089133 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