Project Gutenberg 2010-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 108 Williams, Robert Moore 1907 1977 Jarvis, E. K. Thompson's Cat Produced from Planet Stories September 1952. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Thompson's Cat" by Robert Moore Williams is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s, reflecting the era's fascination with space exploration and the unknown. The book revolves around the mysterious circumstances surrounding an abandoned planet and the crew of a space exploration ship who unwittingly encounter a lethal infection. The narrative combines themes of survival, the unpredictability of the cosmos, and the unassuming bravery of an unexpected ally—a cat named Buster. In this engaging tale, Captain Thompson and his crew land on a deserted world, only to discover the remnants of a civilization wiped out by an unknown menace. Amidst their investigation, crew member Kurkil is bitten by a mysterious insect, leading to a fatal transformation. As the infection spreads among the crew, tensions rise and panic sets in, forcing Thompson to take drastic measures to prevent the virus’s catastrophic consequences. Ultimately, it is the ship's cat, Buster, who uncovers the tiny, invisible carrier of the infection, turning him into a pivotal and heroic figure in a desperate bid for survival. The story highlights both human vulnerability and the unexpected roles that animals can play in times of crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31948/31948-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 55276 2025-08-13T07:01:37.865250 text/html 51845 2010-04-11T11:00:44 text/html 108436 2025-08-13T07:01:39.894232 application/epub+zip 107271 2025-08-13T07:01:38.348271 application/epub+zip 65178 2025-08-13T07:01:38.100271 application/epub+zip 143378 2025-08-13T07:01:41.117235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136237 2025-08-13T07:01:39.547238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94512 2022-09-14T15:43:14.425915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47095 2025-08-13T07:01:37.731268 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47019 2010-04-11T11:00:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18898 2025-08-13T07:01:41.243241 application/rdf+xml 27095 2025-08-13T07:01:38.164285 image/jpeg 4597 2025-08-13T07:01:38.133291 image/jpeg 103238 2010-04-11T11:00:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 17745 2010-04-11T11:00:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 104199 2025-08-13T07:01:37.875294 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