Project Gutenberg 2009-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 111 Westlake, Donald E. 1933 2008 Westlake, D. E. (Donald E.) Westlake, Donald Edwin Edmund They Also Serve Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1961. Produced by Greg Weeks, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "They Also Serve" by Donald E. Westlake is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around an alien perspective on humanity, exploring themes of conflict and the potential for self-destruction among humans, depicted through the lens of extraterrestrial observers. The story delves into the challenges faced by a space base situated on a moon, highlighting the anxiety of its inhabitants as they monitor Earth's primitive yet chaotic civilization. The plot follows Captain Ebor, who arrives at a lunar base operated by Commander Darquelnoy, only to discover that the inhabitants of Earth have developed the capability to build a spaceship. The two characters engage in dialogue about the implications of human advancements, particularly concerning the dangerous tendencies of humanity to unite against external threats while simultaneously being prone to internal conflict. As they wait for potential disaster to unfold on Earth, the narrative encapsulates a sense of unease regarding what may happen if humans were to realize they are being watched, ultimately reflecting on the themes of war, survival, and the complex nature of intelligence in the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/30474/30474-h/images/title-1.png Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 40514 2025-07-12T12:01:08.057667 text/html 16488 2024-10-24T20:32:20 text/html 145157 2025-07-12T12:01:10.418649 application/epub+zip 143814 2025-07-12T12:01:08.913696 application/epub+zip 138357 2025-07-12T12:01:08.478671 application/epub+zip 158149 2025-07-12T12:01:11.624623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150508 2025-07-12T12:01:09.972661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148293 2022-09-14T06:29:05.828329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31340 2025-07-12T12:01:07.943647 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11615 2024-10-24T20:32:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31347 2021-01-05T20:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20292 2025-07-12T12:01:11.755672 application/rdf+xml 7080 2025-07-12T12:01:08.535641 image/jpeg 1578 2025-07-12T12:01:08.507640 image/jpeg 135502 2021-01-05T20:40:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 11956 2021-01-05T20:40:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 139352 2025-07-12T12:01:08.068665 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