Project Gutenberg 2007-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 147 Budrys, Algis 1931 2008 Budrys, Algirdas Jonas Scarff, William Hodgkins, David C. Van Dongen, H. R. 1920 2010 Van Dongen, Henry Richard Dongen, H. R. Van Dongen, van The Stoker and the Stars Produced from Astounding Science Fiction February 1959. Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Stoker and the Stars" by John A. Sentry is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story centers on a post-war Earth struggling for identity and existence while interacting with alien species. The narrative follows the experiences of a crew aboard an interstellar freighter, focusing particularly on the enigmatic stoker, a man whose past is steeped in conflict and whose pursuits are shrouded in mystery. In the novella, the unnamed narrator reflects on his past experience aboard the "Serenus", where he awkwardly interacts with a quiet stoker who has a complex history revealed through hints and implications. As the crew navigates their trade routes with alien races, they grow apprehensive about the stoker's intentions, especially given his military background and his past against their "sworn enemies." However, the story unfolds to depict the stoker's transformation and the eventual positive changes he brings about in human-alien relations. He symbolizes a bridge between worlds, challenging both his crew's and the reader's understanding of loyalty, sacrifice, and the essence of humanity amid the stars, leading to unexpected respect from the very beings they once viewed with animosity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 52105 2025-08-09T13:16:05.606827 text/html 48250 2007-10-12T06:04:32 text/html 165362 2025-08-09T13:16:10.467804 application/epub+zip 164114 2025-08-09T13:16:08.239772 application/epub+zip 74538 2025-08-09T13:16:07.108813 application/epub+zip 310420 2025-08-09T13:16:12.060730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303700 2025-08-09T13:16:09.768797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135458 2022-09-10T16:07:23.122857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44368 2025-08-09T13:16:05.078799 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44363 2007-10-12T06:04:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 841731 2007-09-13T18:51:34 application/octet-stream 68639 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 72834 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 69529 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 72081 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 67691 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 70996 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 68989 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 68325 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 70953 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 23369 2007-09-13T18:51:36 application/octet-stream 28433 2025-08-09T13:16:12.196747 application/rdf+xml 13376 2025-08-09T13:16:07.598811 image/jpeg 3823 2025-08-09T13:16:07.355906 image/jpeg 95353 2007-10-12T06:04:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 17187 2007-10-12T06:04:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 164552 2025-08-09T13:16:05.617791 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