Project Gutenberg 2006-08-18 Public domain in the USA. 316 Piper, H. Beam 1904 1964 Piper, Henry Beam Piper, Horace Beam Naudsonce Produced from Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction, January 1962. Produced by Greg Weeks, William Woods, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Naudsonce" by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The narrative explores themes of communication and cultural interaction as it follows a team of humans encountering an alien humanoid race on a newly discovered planet. The book delves into the complexities of establishing relations with intelligent beings whose perception and means of communication differ significantly from those of humans. In "Naudsonce," a colonial expedition led by Paul Meillard encounters the Svants, an alien race with unique auditory perception that translates sound into tactile sensations rather than audible language. The Terran crew struggles to communicate while navigating their misunderstandings of the Svants' society. As they attempt to establish a treaty for colonization, they discover the challenges of teaching these aliens Terran technologies without disrupting their existing culture. Amid language barriers, cultural conflicts, and the exploration of new technologies, the narrative raises questions about the ethics of colonization and the unintended consequences of imposing one's own beliefs and technologies on another culture. The journey leads to the realization that true understanding may require deeper empathy and adaptation on both sides. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 131610 2025-08-08T07:33:40.373047 text/html 129352 2013-06-06T07:38:34 text/html 418984 2025-08-08T07:33:45.765006 application/epub+zip 419359 2025-08-08T07:33:42.500052 application/epub+zip 119954 2025-08-08T07:33:41.002034 application/epub+zip 851182 2025-08-08T07:33:47.900025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838911 2025-08-08T07:33:44.694019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169992 2022-09-09T07:30:39.254616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118771 2025-08-08T07:33:40.016049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118669 2013-06-06T07:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18691 2025-08-08T07:33:48.023993 application/rdf+xml 11435 2025-08-08T07:33:41.506036 image/jpeg 3046 2025-08-08T07:33:41.254046 image/jpeg 339185 2013-06-06T07:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 45904 2013-06-06T07:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 410904 2025-08-08T07:33:40.399095 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia