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Title: Moment of Truth

Series Title: Produced from Fantastic Universe December 1957.

Credits: Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
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Summary: "Moment of Truth" by Basil Wells is a science fiction narrative written in the mid-20th century. This book explores the themes of identity, reality, and human resilience through the eyes of a young girl adjusting to life on Mars. The narrative juxtaposes a pioneer woman's experience on Earth with the novel challenges posed by life on another planet. The story follows Ruth Halsey, a fourteen-year-old girl recovering from polio, who finds herself torn between her familiar past and a surreal present on Mars. As she wakes from a dream, she realizes that her surroundings are a distorted reflection of her childhood home, filled with memories of her deceased brother Alex. The narrative deepens when Ruth's husband, Buhl, tries to pull her into the harsh reality of Martian life, emphasizing the struggle between the comfort of illusions and the acceptance of hard truths. Amidst this, Ruth attempts to reconcile her dreams with her new life, symbolizing the universal quest for hope and belonging in a strange environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Wells, Basil, 1912-2003

EBook No.: 28111

Published: Feb 18, 2009

Downloads: 58

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:28111:2 2009-02-18T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Wells, Basil en 1
2025-08-07T02:25:12Z Moment of Truth

This edition has images.

Title: Moment of Truth

Series Title: Produced from Fantastic Universe December 1957.

Credits: Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Moment of Truth" by Basil Wells is a science fiction narrative written in the mid-20th century. This book explores the themes of identity, reality, and human resilience through the eyes of a young girl adjusting to life on Mars. The narrative juxtaposes a pioneer woman's experience on Earth with the novel challenges posed by life on another planet. The story follows Ruth Halsey, a fourteen-year-old girl recovering from polio, who finds herself torn between her familiar past and a surreal present on Mars. As she wakes from a dream, she realizes that her surroundings are a distorted reflection of her childhood home, filled with memories of her deceased brother Alex. The narrative deepens when Ruth's husband, Buhl, tries to pull her into the harsh reality of Martian life, emphasizing the struggle between the comfort of illusions and the acceptance of hard truths. Amidst this, Ruth attempts to reconcile her dreams with her new life, symbolizing the universal quest for hope and belonging in a strange environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Wells, Basil, 1912-2003

EBook No.: 28111

Published: Feb 18, 2009

Downloads: 58

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:28111:3 2009-02-18T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Wells, Basil en 1