Calling World-4 of Kithgol

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Calling World-4 of Kithgol

by H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe

EN·~1 hours

Chapters

Description

In a wind‑blown desert of endless dunes, a lone hunter named Yorgh battles the elements while riding his massive six‑legged beast, the wolly. When a sudden sandstorm drives him into a treacherous gully, he uncovers a mysterious, smooth‑sided wagon‑like relic—its strange metal cylinder humming with an eerie blue‑green light. Instinctively wary, Yorgh wrestles with the temptation to claim the artifact, even as the desert seems to whisper of ancient powers and curses.

The story follows Yorgh’s desperate scramble to outrun the encroaching sands and his frantic attempts to return the unsettling object to its burial place. Along the way, the harsh landscape and his own superstitions clash, hinting at forgotten technologies of a vanished civilization. Listeners are drawn into a tense, atmospheric adventure that balances raw survival with the allure of long‑lost mysteries, leaving them eager to discover what lies beyond the shifting dunes.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (76K 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

2020-12-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe

H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe

1918–1997

A prolific American science-fiction writer, he built a long magazine career on brisk, idea-driven stories that appeared throughout the pulp and digest era. His work mixes adventure, humor, and classic mid-century genre imagination.

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