Project Gutenberg 2007-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 344 Brackett, Leigh 1915 1978 Brackett, Leigh Douglass Hamilton, Leigh Brackett A World is Born Produced from Comet magazine, July 1941, pp. 56-70. E-text prepared by Greg Weeks, Joel Schlosberg, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "A World is Born" by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. Set on the harsh and infernal planet of Mercury, the story revolves around a group of veteran convicts from the Second Interplanetary War who are tasked with establishing a new society in a brutal environment. The narrative explores themes such as redemption, the human desire for freedom, and the moral complexities of survival in a hostile world. The plot centers on Mel Gray, a cynical and hardened veteran, who finds himself trapped in the Moulton Project, an ambitious endeavor to build a self-sustaining community on Mercury. As the story unfolds, Gray contemplates escape while navigating the dynamics between the project’s supporters, including the idealistic Jill Moulton, and the treacherous influence of outside forces wishing to see the mission fail. Conflict arises from Gray's internal struggles and external threats, leading to dramatic confrontations with the enigmatic Caron of Mars. Ultimately, the novel escalates into a race against time and destiny, revealing Gray's journey toward self-discovery and the principle of sacrifice for a greater good. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 78298 2025-08-09T11:12:33.650022 text/html 75459 2007-09-08T14:30:37 text/html 951278 2025-08-09T11:12:42.116047 application/epub+zip 949123 2025-08-09T11:12:37.844001 application/epub+zip 97619 2025-08-09T11:12:35.055030 application/epub+zip 1287910 2025-08-09T11:12:44.013996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1279073 2025-08-09T11:12:39.702036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170888 2022-09-10T13:44:38.127121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68578 2025-08-09T11:12:33.299211 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68314 2021-01-02T22:53:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2516409 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 2463888 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 120262 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 125403 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 123959 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 124681 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 125858 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 123372 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 144334 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 120309 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 139666 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 126457 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 138780 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 124270 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 84628 2007-04-25T18:16:20 application/octet-stream 30611 2025-08-09T11:12:44.159972 application/rdf+xml 13209 2025-08-09T11:12:35.545038 image/jpeg 3513 2025-08-09T11:12:35.299021 image/jpeg 872169 2021-01-02T22:53:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 26932 2021-01-02T22:53:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 941704 2025-08-09T11:12:33.672071 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