Project Gutenberg 2024-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 129 Bond, Nelson S. 1908 2006 Bond, Nelson Slade Bond, Nelson Danzell, George The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1943. Produced from Amazing Stories May 1943. Lancelot Biggs, 13 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Remarkable_Exploits_of_Lancelot_Biggs,_Spaceman Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Ordeal of Lancelot Biggs" by Nelson S. Bond is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The story follows the titular character, Lancelot Biggs, a space officer navigating a dangerous mission on the moon Themis, which has a troubled history of peace treaties with Earth. The narrative combines elements of humor and adventure as it addresses the complexities of interplanetary diplomacy while exploring themes of duty, friendship, and unexpected challenges. The plot centers around Lancelot Biggs and his crew aboard the spaceship "Saturn", who are dispatched on an emergency mission to Themis after previous peace efforts have failed, resulting in violent clashes with the Themisite natives. As they navigate political intrigue and danger, the crew discovers that Themisites have an unusual form of governance—an omnigarchy where leadership changes daily—complicating their attempts to forge lasting peace. When events take a humorous turn upon learning that Biggs is expecting triplets, the story blends comedy with the stakes of the mission, ultimately addressing the themes of cooperation and understanding across cultures while celebrating extraordinary and mundane moments in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240521030426bond 1943 US Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space ships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Adventure 77697 2025-07-29T09:56:29.218857 text/html 53070 2024-07-26T11:39:53 text/html 475037 2025-07-29T09:56:32.560893 application/epub+zip 473794 2025-07-29T09:56:30.321853 application/epub+zip 162707 2025-07-29T09:56:29.671873 application/epub+zip 736710 2025-07-29T09:56:34.105874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729017 2025-07-29T09:56:31.975850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68802 2025-07-29T09:56:29.017923 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48965 2024-07-26T11:39:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16924 2025-07-29T09:56:34.255835 application/rdf+xml 28201 2025-07-29T09:56:29.958861 image/jpeg 4730 2025-07-29T09:56:29.817874 image/jpeg 846747 2025-07-29T09:56:29.238879 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