This edition had all images removed.
Title: The Devil's Asteroid
Series Title: Produced from Comet July 1941.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Graeme Mackreth and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Devil's Asteroid" by Manly Wade Wellman is a science fiction novella written in the early 20th century. The book explores the themes of evolution and devolution through the lens of human exile on a peculiar asteroid. The narrative follows Fitzhugh Parr, a man exiled to the asteroid by Martians, where he confronts not only the harsh realities of survival but also the horrific consequences of reverse evolution that strips humans of their humanity. As the story unfolds, Parr discovers that the asteroid’s environment causes Terrestrial exiles to regress into bestial forms over time. In his struggle to assert leadership among the exiled men, he faces opposition from former leaders and contemplates escape back to Earth. Along the way, Parr befriends a band of degenerate yet loyal beast-men, contending with the societal challenges and moral dilemmas inherent in their degeneration. When a chance for escape arises, he grapples with the implications of returning to a world unprepared for the dimmed humanity of his companions. Ultimately, with the arrival of rescuing forces and revelations about the nature of their predicament, Parr confronts the hidden complexities of both loyalty and survival within this alien environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Wellman, Manly Wade, 1903-1986
EBook No.: 22538
Published: Sep 8, 2007
Downloads: 153
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Devil's Asteroid
Series Title: Produced from Comet July 1941.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Graeme Mackreth and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Devil's Asteroid" by Manly Wade Wellman is a science fiction novella written in the early 20th century. The book explores the themes of evolution and devolution through the lens of human exile on a peculiar asteroid. The narrative follows Fitzhugh Parr, a man exiled to the asteroid by Martians, where he confronts not only the harsh realities of survival but also the horrific consequences of reverse evolution that strips humans of their humanity. As the story unfolds, Parr discovers that the asteroid’s environment causes Terrestrial exiles to regress into bestial forms over time. In his struggle to assert leadership among the exiled men, he faces opposition from former leaders and contemplates escape back to Earth. Along the way, Parr befriends a band of degenerate yet loyal beast-men, contending with the societal challenges and moral dilemmas inherent in their degeneration. When a chance for escape arises, he grapples with the implications of returning to a world unprepared for the dimmed humanity of his companions. Ultimately, with the arrival of rescuing forces and revelations about the nature of their predicament, Parr confronts the hidden complexities of both loyalty and survival within this alien environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Wellman, Manly Wade, 1903-1986
EBook No.: 22538
Published: Sep 8, 2007
Downloads: 153
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.