Project Gutenberg 2009-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 105 Lanier, Sterling E. 1927 2007 Lanier, Sterling Edmund Douglas Join Our Gang? Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction, May, 1961. Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Join Our Gang?" by Sterling E. Lanier is a science fiction narrative written in the early 1960s. The book follows Commander William Powers of the Survey Group Sirian Combine as he navigates complex interstellar diplomacy with the aquatic civilization of Mureess, illustrating themes of colonization and the ethics of intervention in alien societies. In the story, Commander Powers and his counterpart, Captain Mazechazz, encounter the proud and isolationist Falsethsa, inhabitants of Mureess, during their efforts to integrate the planet into the Sirian Combine. As they attempt to persuade the Mureess government to accept help in trade, technology, and defense, they meet firm resistance due to the natives' belief in their self-sufficiency and disdain for outside influence. The tension escalates after it becomes evident that the inhabitants face a looming crisis from predatory species, prompting the council to reconsider their stance on outside assistance. The narrative reflects the delicate balance of power and the consequences of contact between vastly different cultures, posing challenging questions about the motivations behind colonization and the moral implications of imposing external control. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 51086 2025-07-12T10:01:52.253360 text/html 46017 2009-09-14T06:24:50 text/html 136373 2025-07-12T10:01:56.191359 application/epub+zip 135104 2025-07-12T10:01:54.023370 application/epub+zip 86858 2025-07-12T10:01:52.914365 application/epub+zip 218470 2025-07-12T10:01:57.750355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211722 2025-07-12T10:01:55.502341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136377 2022-08-14T03:49:13.095230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42106 2025-07-12T10:01:51.973359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42024 2009-09-14T06:24:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19658 2025-07-12T10:01:57.878330 application/rdf+xml 12100 2025-07-12T10:01:53.403364 image/jpeg 3425 2025-07-12T10:01:53.159354 image/jpeg 57630 2009-09-14T06:24:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 16735 2009-09-14T06:24:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 125162 2025-07-12T10:01:52.262380 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