Project Gutenberg 2008-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 91 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Postmark Ganymede Produced from Amazing Stories September 1957. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Postmark Ganymede" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novella published in the mid-20th century. The story follows Hal Preston, a disgraced former Space Patrol officer who finds himself reduced to the humiliating role of a postal worker tasked with delivering mail to a colony on Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons. The narrative delves into themes of dignity, purpose, and resilience as Preston grapples with his new mundane reality while grappling with the dangers of space travel. In the novella, Hal Preston embarks on his postal delivery mission but quickly discovers that the Ganymede Colony is under siege by massive iceworms that have taken over the area surrounding their dome. Determined to deliver the mail against all odds, Preston innovatively uses his skills to aid the colony, culminating in a daring maneuver where he creates a path through the hostile iceworms to ensure the successful delivery of the mail. The story captures Preston's journey from a disgraced postman to an unlikely hero, ultimately emphasizing the importance of duty and resourcefulness in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction, American Short stories, American PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 43494 2025-07-10T12:16:57.272732 text/html 39652 2021-01-03T16:44:43 text/html 118066 2025-07-10T12:17:02.136726 application/epub+zip 116804 2025-07-10T12:16:59.909697 application/epub+zip 73369 2025-07-10T12:16:58.806721 application/epub+zip 249380 2025-07-10T12:17:03.775719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242203 2025-07-10T12:17:01.455728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155174 2022-09-12T05:13:26.423182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37101 2025-07-10T12:16:57.029723 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36983 2021-01-03T16:44:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56704 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 71696 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 1787591 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 73228 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 72283 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 73393 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 73011 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 71085 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 73905 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 71291 2008-06-12T10:16:08 application/octet-stream 19980 2025-07-10T12:17:03.895694 application/rdf+xml 14731 2025-07-10T12:16:59.289713 image/jpeg 3771 2025-07-10T12:16:59.045759 image/jpeg 43477 2021-01-03T16:44:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 14219 2021-01-03T16:44:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 117470 2025-07-10T12:16:57.284760 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar