Project Gutenberg 2021-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 141 Coppel, Alfred 1921 2004 Gilman, Robert Cham Marin, A. C. Coppel, Alfredo José de Arana-Marini Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Galaxan, Sol The Flight of the Eagle Produced from Planet Stories September 1953 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Flight of the Eagle" by Sol Galaxan is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The story revolves around a desperate mission to transport a mysterious and sentient plant known as the weather-plant from Venus to Earth, where it is needed to avert impending famine. Set against a backdrop of deep space exploration, the narrative highlights themes of human struggle, sacrifice, and the often unseen consequences of technological advancement. The plot follows Bat Kendo, a radar-mutant, and his fellow crew members aboard the spaceship R. S. "Eagle". As they set off for Venus to collect a cargo of weather-plant, they face a series of challenges, including the ship's catastrophic encounter with a meteor swarm on their return journey. While Bat shines as an unorthodox hero, his mutation offers him unique abilities that prove crucial to the ship’s survival. However, it becomes clear that the weather-plant possesses overwhelming power, leading to the creation of its own weather patterns that threaten the ship's safe descent. Ultimately, Bat sacrifices himself to enable the rest of the crew and the precious cargo to survive, emphasizing the themes of heroism and the forgotten sacrifices of those who venture into the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Adventure stories Space ships -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 60702 2025-07-25T11:06:25.211340 text/html 36991 2024-10-18T09:40:01 text/html 476899 2025-07-25T11:06:27.419407 application/epub+zip 475742 2025-07-25T11:06:25.667383 application/epub+zip 86465 2025-07-25T11:06:25.407345 application/epub+zip 515711 2025-07-25T11:06:28.730312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507699 2025-07-25T11:06:27.194316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118600 2022-09-28T22:30:29.239051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54083 2025-07-25T11:06:25.099354 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34278 2024-10-18T09:40:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17505 2025-07-25T11:06:28.868309 application/rdf+xml 36125 2025-07-25T11:06:25.518357 image/jpeg 5542 2025-07-25T11:06:25.461340 image/jpeg 517200 2025-07-25T11:06:25.230325 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