Project Gutenberg 2009-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 109 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt The One and the Many Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction July 1952. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The One and the Many" by Stephen Marlowe is a science fiction novella published in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of belief, identity, and the potential for understanding across dividing lines, focusing on the conflict between two opposing groups, the Pluralists and the Onists. This work delves into the philosophical and personal implications of differing worldviews amongst beings created in an imagined universe. The narrative centers on Jak, a Pluralist soldier who finds himself captured by the Onists during a skirmish between their peoples. While in captivity, he encounters Nari, an Onist woman who challenges his preconceived notions and beliefs. Their interactions are filled with playful banter, cultural clashes, and a budding romance that complicates the animosity between their factions. Through their journey together, Jak is exposed to the Onist belief in a singular Maker while he staunchly defends the idea of multiple Makers. The story encapsulates the potential for love to bridge ideological divides, suggesting that understanding and companionship can thrive in the midst of conflict, though it acknowledges the challenges posed by deeply held convictions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance 39689 2025-08-12T11:51:44.232117 text/html 15761 2024-10-24T20:30:23 text/html 192543 2025-08-12T11:51:47.922112 application/epub+zip 190892 2025-08-12T11:51:45.809216 application/epub+zip 81578 2025-08-12T11:51:44.805127 application/epub+zip 268309 2025-08-12T11:51:49.461108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260913 2025-08-12T11:51:47.313130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130490 2022-09-14T06:05:22.549321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33180 2025-08-12T11:51:43.930119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13438 2024-10-24T20:30:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16980 2025-08-12T11:51:49.587082 application/rdf+xml 12015 2025-08-12T11:51:45.295137 image/jpeg 3093 2025-08-12T11:51:45.049128 image/jpeg 189579 2025-08-12T11:51:44.241162 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