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 2009-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 125 Nolan, William F. 1928 2021 Nolan, William Francis Hopkins, James Small World Produced from Fantastic Universe August 1957. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Small World" by William F. Nolan is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world where alien ships have devastated Earth and decimated humanity. It chronicles the struggles of Lewis Stillman, the last man alive in a desolate Los Angeles as he navigates the dangers of this changed world, filled with grotesque remnants of civilization and aggressive alien children. The narrative follows Lewis as he grapples with loneliness and survival in the aftermath of an alien invasion that has left most of humanity dead. For three years, he has wandered through the underground tunnels of Los Angeles, avoiding the alien children who have become the dominant life form. As he scavenges for food and supplies, he longs for companionship and the normalcy of his former life, often reminiscing about his lost girlfriend and dreams of becoming a doctor. The climax of the book builds tension as he risks his life to retrieve cherished medical books from a bookstore, ultimately leading to a desperate and tragic confrontation with the hostile alien children. The story explores themes of isolation, humanity’s fragility, and the loss of civilization, culminating in a harrowing realization of his fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 48629 2025-08-12T07:16:24.286339 text/html 44675 2021-01-05T06:48:13 text/html 198484 2025-08-12T07:16:28.024298 application/epub+zip 196852 2025-08-12T07:16:25.856320 application/epub+zip 86036 2025-08-12T07:16:24.840326 application/epub+zip 283140 2025-08-12T07:16:29.586311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275130 2025-08-12T07:16:27.388308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132003 2022-09-13T14:41:10.483156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42191 2025-08-12T07:16:24.051306 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42065 2021-01-05T06:48:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19142 2025-08-12T07:16:29.710296 application/rdf+xml 12485 2025-08-12T07:16:25.325306 image/jpeg 3441 2025-08-12T07:16:25.082305 image/jpeg 129147 2021-01-05T06:48:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 16472 2021-01-05T06:48:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 198067 2025-08-12T07:16:24.299332 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia