Project Gutenberg 2006-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 302 Dye, Charles 1925 1960 Dye, Charles Dudley Regeneration "Regeneration" by Charles Dye is a science fiction novel written in the early 21st century. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has regressed to primitive tribal societies, the book explores themes of survival, belief, and the conflict between emotion and reason as individuals navigate the remnants of a technologically advanced past. The central narrative centers on the rediscovery of an advanced artifact, misinterpreted as a deity, and the struggles for power and understanding it encourages. The story follows Builder, an old man who has dedicated his life to guiding a small tribe towards progress and civilization after a cataclysmic event. He faces opposition from Thougor, the tribe’s priest, who has harnessed the tribe's emotional investment in the newly discovered "god" Thor, an automatic dishwasher unearthed from the ruins of the past. As the tribespeople become enamored with superstition and ritual, Builder works tirelessly to complete a crucial dam to secure their future. Tension escalates as Builder's rational approach clashes with Thougor's manipulation of faith, leading to a series of events where Builder ultimately attempts to regain control of the narrative and seek a true understanding of progress, even in the face of danger from his own community. The novel concludes with a satirical twist, revealing the true identity of “Thor” and reflecting on the circular nature of human understanding and belief. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 61060 2025-06-08T12:28:42.489483 text/html 75072 2020-06-26T05:04:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 106031 2020-06-26T05:04:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 171805 2025-06-08T12:28:47.760456 application/epub+zip 170673 2025-06-08T12:28:44.828487 application/epub+zip 302213 2020-06-26T05:04:09 application/pdf 128940 2020-06-26T05:04:09 application/pdf application/zip 85170 2025-06-08T12:28:43.289464 application/epub+zip 347343 2025-06-08T12:28:49.780444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338439 2025-06-08T12:28:46.716453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92781 2022-09-09T12:07:56.388476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42272 2025-06-08T12:28:42.016483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43082 2020-06-26T05:04:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16570 2020-06-26T05:04:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 43821 2020-06-26T05:04:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 16539 2020-06-26T05:04:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 43815 2020-06-26T05:04:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16527 2020-06-26T05:04:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 47901 2020-06-26T05:04:09 application/prs.tei 103914 2020-06-26T05:04:09 application/prs.tei application/zip 750811 2020-06-26T05:04:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 27205 2025-06-08T12:28:49.938424 application/rdf+xml 10406 2025-06-08T12:28:43.853462 image/jpeg 2767 2025-06-08T12:28:43.570459 image/jpeg 169277 2025-06-08T12:28:42.500457 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