The Flight of the Eagle

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The Flight of the Eagle

by Alfred Coppel

EN·~34 minutes·1 chapter

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1 total
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34:12

Description

A mysterious, sentient plant that creates its own weather thrives on Venus, and Earth’s desperate shortage of food drives a daring mission to bring it home. Radar‑mutant Bat Kendo is chosen to pilot the R.S. Eagle on the hazardous journey, his unique abilities the only hope for capturing the living “weather‑plant” and returning it to a starving continent.

The story is told by an aging spaceman who watched the transformation of barren deserts into fertile fields, yet remains haunted by the hidden cost of that miracle. As he recounts the early days of deep‑space travel, the breakthrough metal impervium, and the frantic scramble to feed a booming population, listeners glimpse a world on the brink—where bravery, sacrifice, and a strange alien organism could reshape humanity’s future.

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Language

en

Duration

~34 minutes (32K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

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

Release date

2021-01-09

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel

1921–2004

A prolific mid-century storyteller, he brought wartime experience and pulp-magazine energy to science fiction, thrillers, and adventure novels. His work ranges from sharp short fiction to ambitious alternate history like The Burning Mountain.

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