Project Gutenberg 2009-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 117 Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) 1916 2006 Bone, Jesse Franklin Bone, J.F. Bone, J. F. (Jesse Franklin) The Issahar Artifacts Produced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories April 1960. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Issahar Artifacts" by Jesse F. Bone is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The book explores themes of isolation, alien intelligence, and the implications of discovery within the vastness of space. It delves into the consequences of human ventures beyond Earth, as well as the philosophical inquiries regarding the nature of existence and consciousness. The narrative follows a biologist who finds himself stranded on an alien planet after a spaceship disaster. As he grapples with loneliness and fear, he becomes aware of a subtle presence that hints at a strange, intelligent life form—an algae-like entity in the surrounding water. His struggle for survival becomes a psychological battle against this unknown entity, leading him to destroy it in a desperate attempt to reclaim his peace of mind. Eventually, he sends out a signal for rescue while pondering the fate of intelligent beings like himself, leaving readers to reflect on the delicate balance between humanity and the unknown complexities of life in the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 48244 2025-08-12T07:09:19.516356 text/html 44241 2009-06-29T16:03:58 text/html 190505 2025-08-12T07:09:23.211316 application/epub+zip 188847 2025-08-12T07:09:21.100341 application/epub+zip 82971 2025-08-12T07:09:20.063323 application/epub+zip 289246 2025-08-12T07:09:24.831312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281516 2025-08-12T07:09:22.552337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151468 2022-09-13T14:32:14.937265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42119 2025-08-12T07:09:19.280322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41965 2009-06-29T16:03:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18531 2025-08-12T07:09:24.961297 application/rdf+xml 13764 2025-08-12T07:09:20.556313 image/jpeg 3746 2025-08-12T07:09:20.302330 image/jpeg 123703 2009-06-29T16:03:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 16660 2009-06-29T16:03:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 189098 2025-08-12T07:09:19.527331 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