It was a new and mysterious plant. Itcould make its own weather; it wassentient, and it prospered on Venus. ButEarth needed it desperately. And Bat Kendo,the radar-mutant, was told to bring it in…  that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode. Thanks for listening! Our most recent review on Apple Podcasts comes from the username “inlovewiththisappp” “I love listening to the stories when I am just doing chores around the house. Thank you so much for the entertainment.” Thanks inlovewiththisappp!And David sent us an email through our website Lostscifi.com. David is from the UK, lives in a county called Yorkshire in the North of England. “Your podcast is the most enjoyable I have heard in many years. Good material and a good actor. What a perfect mixture.” Thanks David!Today’s story was written by Alfred Coppel. Born Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel in Oakland California in November 1921. Coppel started his career as a writer after serving as a fighter pilot in theUnited States Army Air Forcesduring World War II.He became one of the most prolificpulp magazineauthors of the 1950s and 1960s, with about 60 short science fiction stories and 10 novels.Let’s go back in time almost 69 years ago. From Planet Stories magazine in September 1953, a story originally credited to Sol Galaxon, a pseudonym for Alfred Coppel. The Flight Of The Eagle…Next week on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast… They didn’t think of themselves as pioneers. They simply had a job to do. And if they had to give up money, or power, or love— or life itself — that was the Fee Of The FrontierThat’s next week onThe Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.Support the show