Project Gutenberg 2006-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 11644 Piper, H. Beam 1904 1964 Piper, Henry Beam Piper, Horace Beam Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly Omnilingual Produced from "Astounding Science Fiction," February, 1957. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnilingual Produced by Susan Skinner, Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Omnilingual" by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around a team of archaeologists who are excavating the long-buried ruins of an ancient Martian city, grappling with the challenge of translating Martian texts without any known bilingual reference. As they delve deeper into the remnants of Martian civilization, they confront the mysteries of language, culture, and the history of a race that went extinct millennia before humans reached Mars. The narrative follows Martha Dane, an archaeologist determined to decipher the Martian language. Throughout the excavation, the team uncovers significant artifacts and hints of a rich Martian history, including a library filled with books. Martha's efforts eventually lead to breakthroughs in understanding the Martian language, providing insights into their culture and scientific knowledge. However, they also grapple with the existential question of why the last Martians died and what happened to their civilization. The discovery of Martian remnants serves not only as a gateway to translation but raises deeper reflections on the nature of knowledge, memory, and the human quest to connect with those long gone. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 131362 2025-07-08T09:10:44.150163 text/html 128954 2017-11-04T05:49:44 text/html 486966 2025-07-08T09:10:50.239219 application/epub+zip 487378 2025-07-08T09:10:46.742150 application/epub+zip 117604 2025-07-08T09:10:44.933173 application/epub+zip 1003207 2025-07-08T09:10:52.387153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 991110 2025-07-08T09:10:48.861194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173367 2022-09-09T09:29:40.940993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118428 2025-07-08T09:10:43.773184 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118304 2017-11-04T05:49:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118295 2017-11-04T05:49:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22008 2025-07-08T09:10:52.522120 application/rdf+xml 12072 2025-07-08T09:10:45.426177 image/jpeg 3046 2025-07-08T09:10:45.180169 image/jpeg 45301 2017-11-04T05:50:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 422101 2017-11-04T05:50:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 45284 2017-11-04T05:50:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 491221 2025-07-08T09:10:44.177245 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 en.wikipedia