Project Gutenberg 2009-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 62 Wells, Basil 1912 2003 Wells, Basil Eugene Ellerman, Gene Moment of Truth Produced from Fantastic Universe December 1957. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "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 ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 34538 2025-07-11T12:43:21.854446 text/html 30501 2021-01-04T18:44:41 text/html 100024 2025-07-11T12:43:25.285443 application/epub+zip 98821 2025-07-11T12:43:23.378479 application/epub+zip 76434 2025-07-11T12:43:22.373460 application/epub+zip 202751 2025-07-11T12:43:26.678443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195733 2025-07-11T12:43:24.689470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128204 2022-09-13T07:01:37.406836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28739 2025-07-11T12:43:21.635488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28628 2021-01-04T18:44:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51843 2009-01-19T16:34:20 application/octet-stream 81357 2009-01-19T16:34:20 application/octet-stream 84800 2009-01-19T16:34:20 application/octet-stream 310620 2009-01-19T16:34:20 application/octet-stream 81692 2009-01-19T16:34:20 application/octet-stream 19032 2025-07-11T12:43:26.797455 application/rdf+xml 11400 2025-07-11T12:43:22.849467 image/jpeg 3194 2025-07-11T12:43:22.610442 image/jpeg 34994 2021-01-04T18:44:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 11161 2021-01-04T18:44:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 97646 2025-07-11T12:43:21.861463 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