Project Gutenberg 2021-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 149 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Lair of the Dragonbird Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1956 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lair of the Dragonbird" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. Set on Venus, the story revolves around the mysterious and powerful creature known as the Dragonbird, which is worshipped by the natives and thought to possess incredible intelligence. The narrative follows Dan Elliot, a rocket pilot, and his reluctant mission to assist a corrupt commissioner in capturing the enigmatic creature. The plot unfolds with Elliot, who is grappling with the recent acquisition of a new spaceship, becoming embroiled in a treacherous expedition led by the manipulative Housten Blayne. As they journey into the treacherous jungles of Venus, tensions rise between them, with Blayne revealing his intent to kill the Dragonbird for personal gain. Ultimately, when confronted with the choice to harm the majestic creature, Elliot rebels against Blayne, resulting in a deadly confrontation. The Dragonbird, revealed to possess telepathic abilities, ultimately intervenes to save Elliot and transform the situation, leading to a surprising conclusion that intertwines themes of moral integrity and the consequences of greed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Hunting stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 49887 2025-07-26T06:21:33.780936 text/html 26302 2024-10-18T14:31:32 text/html 501413 2025-07-26T06:21:35.821902 application/epub+zip 500239 2025-07-26T06:21:34.331909 application/epub+zip 84387 2025-07-26T06:21:33.992923 application/epub+zip 535820 2025-07-26T06:21:37.082919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528219 2025-07-26T06:21:35.561928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112654 2022-09-29T14:47:38.303725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43293 2025-07-26T06:21:33.663914 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23490 2024-10-18T14:31:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17563 2025-07-26T06:21:37.249892 application/rdf+xml 26014 2025-07-26T06:21:34.150923 image/jpeg 4528 2025-07-26T06:21:34.070920 image/jpeg 1171356 2025-07-26T06:21:33.799982 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar