Publisher's Synopsis
The Man From The Clouds is a novel written by J. Storer Clouston. The story follows the adventures of a man named John Hampden who is a scientist and inventor. Hampden has created a machine that can fly, and he decides to test it out by flying it over the Scottish Highlands. However, during his flight, he encounters a strange cloud that seems to be alive.As Hampden tries to avoid the cloud, he loses control of his machine and crashes into a tree. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a strange land that is ruled by a tyrannical king. Hampden soon discovers that the cloud he encountered was actually an alien spacecraft, and that the king has been using its technology to keep his people under his control.Hampden decides to use his intelligence and knowledge to help the people of this strange land overthrow their oppressor. Along the way, he meets a beautiful princess who becomes his ally in the fight against the king. Together, they must overcome many obstacles and challenges, including a powerful army of robots that the king has created.The Man From The Clouds is a thrilling adventure story that combines science fiction and fantasy elements. It is a tale of heroism, bravery, and the power of knowledge and technology to change the world.I did not wait for it to descend again. That somebody was striking at me from above and that I had better get out of the way seemed so evident that I spent no further time in watching the operation. I started from the cliff, my foot struck a patch of seaweed, and with a half smothered ""Damn!"" I did the next few yards sliding seawards on my side. A peculiarly hard ledge stopped my career and for a moment I lay there wondering what bones were broken.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
