Project Gutenberg 2010-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 81 Evans, Dean Kull, George The Very Black Produced from Fantastic Universe Aug-Sept 1953. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Very Black" by Dean Evans is a science fiction narrative written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around the challenges faced by test pilot Eddie Anders as he navigates both his personal relationships and the technical hazards associated with flying a cutting-edge experimental jet, the XXE-1. Central to the plot is the interplay between human emotion and advanced technology, as well as the concept of imagination manifesting in unexpected ways. The plot follows Eddie Anders, who is conflicted about flying a dangerous new jet fighter while grappling with his feelings for Margie Hayman, the daughter of the jet's chief engineer. As he prepares for the test flight, strange events unfold, including a surreal encounter with a bioplastic being that claims to be a manifestation of his imagination. This entity provides a psychological struggle, urging him to abandon his love for Margie to secure its own existence at his expense. The story culminates in a dramatic test flight where high-speed challenges push Eddie to the brink, leading him to realize that part of his identity and love for Margie is intricately linked with his survival. Ultimately, Eddie's journey explores themes of love, fear, and the boundaries between reality and the imagination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31586/31586-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Love stories Test pilots -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 61064 2025-07-13T05:31:19.835262 text/html 57809 2010-03-10T09:21:34 text/html 77597 2025-07-13T05:31:21.655296 application/epub+zip 76444 2025-07-13T05:31:20.172269 application/epub+zip 76444 2025-07-13T05:31:19.986250 application/epub+zip 116366 2025-07-13T05:31:22.974256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108822 2025-07-13T05:31:21.447302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109017 2022-09-14T13:50:59.827452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53868 2025-07-13T05:31:19.609275 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53770 2010-03-10T09:21:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19638 2025-07-13T05:31:23.108247 application/rdf+xml 32545 2025-07-13T05:31:20.053265 image/jpeg 5188 2025-07-13T05:31:20.020272 image/jpeg 74430 2010-03-10T09:21:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 21004 2010-03-10T09:21:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 75678 2025-07-13T05:31:19.843259 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