The Dragon Slayers

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The Dragon Slayers

by Frank Banta

EN·~30 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
1

30:00

Description

A weary division chief aboard the glittering Venusport headquarters is jolted from his routine nap by a baffling report about the restive Kenton crew. The bureaucracy that penned the official Manual now finds its own rules slipping, as absurd requests for personal projects clash with the relentless demands of a jungle‑bound outpost. Chief Wattles and his overly‑eager assistant John trade sarcastic barbs while trying to keep the operation afloat, hinting at a world where paperwork and peril sit side by side.

Meanwhile, deep in the tangled jungles outside the outpost, Bliss Kenton battles a mysterious vacuum‑snake that drains her blood in an instant, and the ever‑present threat of a nearby dragon that seems more interested in cooking than killing. The tension builds as the jungle’s strange creatures and the looming dragon force the settlers to confront a danger far beyond their mundane office dramas, promising a wild, fast‑paced adventure that blends bureaucratic satire with classic sci‑fi excitement.

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Language

en

Duration

~30 minutes (28K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2020-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Frank Banta

Frank Banta

A mid-20th-century science fiction writer whose stories appeared in magazine fiction and later found new readers through public-domain collections. His work leans toward brisk, idea-driven tales with a classic pulp-SF feel.

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