Project Gutenberg 2009-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 144 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) The hate disease Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1963. Med Service Also published as: Tallien Three. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Hate Disease" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story follows Calhoun, a medical officer aboard the Med Ship "Esclipus Twenty", as he embarks on a routine health inspection mission to Tallien Three. Upon arrival, he discovers that the planet is in the grip of a mysterious and terrifying epidemic that turns its inhabitants into violent, parasitic beings referred to as "paras." Alongside his fuzzy companion, Murgatroyd, Calhoun must navigate the chaotic landscape where societal order has collapsed and danger lurks in every corner. At the start of the novel, Calhoun and Murgatroyd approach their destination in overdrive, preparing for an inspection of an area that has been neglected for years. Their arrival is met with urgency when they receive conflicting communications about an emergency situation on the planet. As tensions escalate and a health crisis reveals itself, Calhoun learns that the paras are not only irrational but form an organized group that poses a direct threat to him and to the norms of society. The narrative sets the stage for a gripping exploration of insanity, fear, and the struggle for survival on a planet haunted by a dark transformation that could extend beyond its borders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Physicians -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Space medicine -- Fiction Epidemics -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 138365 2025-08-12T13:52:21.377659 text/html 135536 2009-12-31T07:00:46 text/html 425951 2025-08-12T13:52:25.878638 application/epub+zip 428191 2025-08-12T13:52:23.080674 application/epub+zip 116353 2025-08-12T13:52:21.988649 application/epub+zip 542609 2025-08-12T13:52:27.951614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532672 2025-08-12T13:52:25.231627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193760 2022-09-14T08:35:58.534809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129308 2025-08-12T13:52:20.824643 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129155 2009-12-31T07:00:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20527 2025-08-12T13:52:28.082613 application/rdf+xml 13220 2025-08-12T13:52:22.516642 image/jpeg 3462 2025-08-12T13:52:22.238655 image/jpeg 349547 2009-12-31T07:00:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 48279 2009-12-31T07:00:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 415390 2025-08-12T13:52:21.402688 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