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 Project Gutenberg 2008-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 127 Cox, Irving E. 1917 2001 Cox, Irving England, Jr. Van Dongen, H. R. 1920 2010 Van Dongen, Henry Richard Dongen, H. R. Van Dongen, van The Guardians Published in Astounding Science Fiction, June 1955. Produced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Guardians" by Irving E. Cox, Jr. is a science fiction novel published in the mid-20th century. The story delves into themes of truth, knowledge, and the consequences of ignorance within a dystopian society that has built myths around their existence. The protagonist, Mryna Brill, navigates a world shrouded in deception, discovering the harsh realities that underpin her idyllic life. The narrative follows Mryna, a young woman living on a planet called Rythar, which she has been conditioned to believe is Earth. Driven by curiosity and a yearning for freedom, she embarks on a journey above the clouds where she uncovers that her "Earth-god" is merely a man manipulating their reality. As she grapples with her newfound knowledge, Mryna learns that she and the other inhabitants of Rythar are carriers of a deadly sickness, an infection that prompted Earth’s civilization to isolate them. Her escape to the so-called Guardian Wheel reveals the dark truths of their situation, leading her to confront her own society's misconceptions. Ultimately, Mryna realizes the necessity for transparency and truth in order to break free from the cycle of delusion, culminating in her desperate plea to Earth as she confronts the implications of her escape and the wider impact of the truth on their worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Dystopias -- Fiction Diseases -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 67529 2025-08-10T06:14:43.385641 text/html 64654 2008-01-03T14:19:08 text/html 126341 2025-08-10T06:14:45.327601 application/epub+zip 125063 2025-08-10T06:14:43.848615 application/epub+zip 91923 2025-08-10T06:14:43.604612 application/epub+zip 166314 2025-08-10T06:14:46.683618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157271 2025-08-10T06:14:45.082653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124451 2022-09-11T08:32:57.519616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56374 2025-08-10T06:14:43.244624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56238 2008-01-03T14:19:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20020 2025-08-10T06:14:46.813607 application/rdf+xml 19931 2025-08-10T06:14:43.671621 image/jpeg 2793 2025-08-10T06:14:43.636607 image/jpeg 120541 2008-01-03T14:19:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 21705 2008-01-03T14:19:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 121525 2025-08-10T06:14:43.396610 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia