Project Gutenberg 2007-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 104 Wilson, Robert H. 1909 1998 Wilson, Robert Henry Out Around Rigel Produced from "Astounding Stories" December 1931. Produced by Greg Weeks, Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Out Around Rigel" by Robert H. Wilson is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of space travel, friendship, and the consequences of ambition. The narrative follows the journey of two Lunarians, Garth and Dunal, as they embark on an ambitious voyage to Rigel in a spacecraft named the "Comet". This expedition leads to unforeseen challenges, both external and internal, that shape their destinies. The story revolves around the tension between Garth and Dunal, underscored by their friendship and rivalry. As they travel into the depths of space, they encounter thrilling phenomena, such as nearly colliding with a comet. However, their journey takes a dark turn when Garth succumbs to madness driven by jealousy, challenging Dunal to a life-or-death duel on the surface of an alien planet. Upon successfully escaping the planet's hostile environment, Dunal discovers that the temporal implications of their journey have unprecedented consequences—the trip to Rigel has spanned centuries back on their home, leaving Dunal alone in a world forever changed. The novel concludes with Dunal grappling with themes of loneliness, loss, and the irreversible passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Time dilatation -- Fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Interstellar travel -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 75192 2025-07-08T13:48:44.119181 text/html 72043 2021-01-01T18:42:20 text/html 253036 2025-07-08T13:48:48.870163 application/epub+zip 252182 2025-07-08T13:48:46.573264 application/epub+zip 96856 2025-07-08T13:48:45.520190 application/epub+zip 350796 2025-07-08T13:48:50.543190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342426 2025-07-08T13:48:48.233173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163882 2022-09-09T15:18:24.239641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67145 2025-07-08T13:48:43.837214 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67024 2021-01-01T18:42:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20265 2025-07-08T13:48:50.662155 application/rdf+xml 13639 2025-07-08T13:48:46.008174 image/jpeg 3606 2025-07-08T13:48:45.762203 image/jpeg 340957 2021-01-01T18:42:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 26005 2021-01-01T18:42:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 413443 2025-07-08T13:48:44.130241 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