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"When Whirlybirds Call" was written by Frank Banta. Pioneering American pianist and recording artist who shaped early music recordings.

When Whirlybirds Call

Frank Banta

When Whirlybirds Call

Name: When Whirlybirds Call
Author: Frank Banta

Frank Banta

When Whirlybirds Call is a science fiction novella by Frank Banta, first published in January 1963 in Worlds of If Science Fiction magazine. The story follows Five-gun Charles DeCrabbe, a confident bounty hunter, as he confronts giant, predatory whirlybirds that threaten the inhabitants of Featherton on Grimes Planet. Notable for its unique blend of hunting themes and human-alien encounters, the novella explores the challenges of survival in a space colony besieged by these feathered predators.