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 2020-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 137 St. Clair, Margaret 1911 1995 Saint Clair, Margaret Clair, Margaret St. Hazzard, Wilton Seabright, Idris Clair, M. St. McWilliams, Al 1916 1993 McWilliams, Alden Spurr McWilliams, A. The Vanderlark Produced from Planet Stories January 1952 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Vanderlark" by Margaret St. Clair is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story delves into the eerie and isolating nature of deep space, exploring the psychological and physical horrors faced by its characters as they encounter a mysterious entity known as the Vanderlark. Through its narrative, the book probes themes of desperation, fear of the unknown, and the consequences of human actions in unfamiliar realms. The plot follows two characters, McFeen and Alice, who are on a perilous space journey while transporting Hyra, a biological organism intended to combat a blight on the planet Varro. Their mission takes a dark turn when the Hyra begin to breed uncontrollably in the unforgiving expanse of deep space, leading to the discovery of a shadowy presence—the Vanderlark. As they grapple with their deteriorating situation, the characters face not only the haunting reality of their spacecraft's condition but also the surreal and threatening nature of the Vanderlark itself. The story builds tension as McFeen's desperation to control the situation culminates in a terrifying confrontation, ultimately leading to the complete engulfment of both characters by the omnipresent, enigmatic Vanderlark. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Smugglers -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 45844 2025-06-25T09:23:25.260447 text/html 21986 2024-10-18T09:02:23 text/html 455444 2025-06-25T09:23:26.967457 application/epub+zip 454278 2025-06-25T09:23:25.667427 application/epub+zip 71890 2025-06-25T09:23:25.439460 application/epub+zip 488913 2025-06-25T09:23:28.105412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481504 2025-06-25T09:23:26.771430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99276 2022-09-28T20:32:02.683473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39624 2025-06-25T09:23:25.166438 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19809 2024-10-18T09:02:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18260 2025-06-25T09:23:28.235466 application/rdf+xml 30332 2025-06-25T09:23:25.536471 image/jpeg 4996 2025-06-25T09:23:25.487423 image/jpeg 433460 2025-06-25T09:23:25.277451 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia