Project Gutenberg 2009-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 152 Samachson, Joseph 1906 1980 Sterling, Brett Morrison, William Samachson, Joe Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Dead Man's Planet Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1955. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Dead Man's Planet" by William Morrison is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. It explores themes of loss, companionship, and the search for meaning through the story of a father and son who land on a desolate, uninhabited planet. The narrative delves into human emotions and the lingering effects of grief while juxtaposing the human experience with the existence of a seemingly immortal dog left behind on the planet. The story follows Sam Wilson and his young son, Mark, as they arrive on a bleak planet that evokes feelings of loneliness and melancholy. As they adapt to their new surroundings, they encounter a mysterious dog that raises questions about its past and its connection to a long-dead human named Julian Hagstrom. Through their exploration, Sam grapples with his harsh personality and the fear of leaving his son alone in a world devoid of human companionship. Mark's bond with the dog symbolizes his longing for friendship and normalcy in the wake of their family's tragedy. Ultimately, the novel confronts the heart-wrenching reality of memory, loss, and the insurmountable distances created by time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 53328 2025-06-12T15:09:09.913131 text/html 49400 2021-01-05T23:40:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 163278 2021-01-05T23:40:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 234984 2025-06-12T15:09:15.699120 application/epub+zip 233315 2025-06-12T15:09:12.983179 application/epub+zip 72373 2025-06-12T15:09:11.703135 application/epub+zip 364624 2025-06-12T15:09:17.620139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355962 2025-06-12T15:09:14.881124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159810 2022-09-14T08:14:37.065872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45848 2025-06-12T15:09:09.607190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45728 2021-01-05T23:40:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17501 2021-01-05T23:40:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19924 2025-06-12T15:09:17.767109 application/rdf+xml 14696 2025-06-12T15:09:12.268154 image/jpeg 3735 2025-06-12T15:09:11.981152 image/jpeg 236903 2025-06-12T15:09:09.935158 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 en.wikipedia