Project Gutenberg 2010-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 248 Holden, Fox B. 1923 The Women-Stealers of Thrayx Produced from Planet Stories January 1954. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Women-Stealers of Thrayx" by Fox B. Holden is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of war, gender roles, and cultural differences through the lens of intergalactic conflict between two humanoid civilizations, Ihelos and Thrayx. The plot revolves around a group of Earthmen caught in the conflict, particularly focusing on the demand from the Ihelians for women from Earth to ensure their survival amidst war. The narrative follows Lieutenant Lance Mason and his crew aboard a scout ship as they navigate a dangerous intersection of alien politics and the ethics of warfare. When they encounter the Ihelian warrior Kriijorl, they discover that their enemies, the Thrayxites, are not merely seeking to conquer but are enslaving women for breeding in order to regenerate their population amid the ongoing feud. Mason, along with his sergeant Judith Kent and Kriijorl, must grapple with the implications of their actions while confronting the Thrayxite forces. The climax reveals profound truths about war, survival, and the potential for peace, leading to a resolution that involves an unexpected alliance that could end the conflict between the two civilizations. Ultimately, this thought-provoking tale examines how outdated cultural beliefs can perpetuate conflict and the possibility of unity through understanding and adaptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 119075 2025-06-13T04:54:32.509445 text/html 115974 2021-01-06T06:37:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 336277 2021-01-06T06:37:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 381521 2025-06-13T04:54:38.748896 application/epub+zip 383306 2025-06-13T04:54:35.660451 application/epub+zip 110730 2025-06-13T04:54:34.421433 application/epub+zip 524198 2025-06-13T04:54:41.032932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513567 2025-06-13T04:54:38.002438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213189 2022-09-14T12:18:33.429031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108798 2025-06-13T04:54:32.086454 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108595 2021-01-06T06:37:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42590 2021-01-06T06:37:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18428 2025-06-13T04:54:41.165882 application/rdf+xml 15998 2025-06-13T04:54:34.991411 image/jpeg 3976 2025-06-13T04:54:34.702415 image/jpeg 412439 2025-06-13T04:54:32.560458 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