
The Flight of the Eagle
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.
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
Jan 9, 2021
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1921–2004
A versatile mid-20th-century storyteller, he wrote hard-driving science fiction, thrillers, and adventure fiction shaped in part by his experience as a World War II fighter pilot. His work ranges from pulp-era magazine stories to novels remembered for their tension, speed, and big speculative ideas.
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