Project Gutenberg 2010-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 140 Sturgis, Melvin The Unprotected Species Produced from Fantastic Universe September 1956. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Unprotected Species" by Melvin Sturgis is a science fiction novel set in the mid-20th century. This story revolves around a crew sent to survey a newly discovered planet designated for colonization, which leads to unexpected and tragic consequences as members of the crew begin to lose their sanity. The primary focus of the book is on the mysterious inhabitants of the planet—gnome-like creatures— and the psychological breakdowns that ensue when the colonizers encounter unknown threats in this alien environment. The narrative follows Gallifa, the senior biologist of the surveying team, who grapples with the violent insanity that befalls his crew, starting with one of his men, Bradshaw. As Bradshaw is discovered in a frenzied state and subsequently restrained, Gallifa is drawn into a terrifying investigation of the gnomes and their potential influence on human behavior. The crew's terrifying descent into chaos leads Gallifa to suspect that the gnomes possess a powerful, mind-altering ability that drives humans to homicide out of sheer terror. The novel culminates in Gallifa's realization that their survival on this planet will depend not only on understanding this unique species but also on navigating the fears that threaten to tear the colony apart. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Animal Animals-Wild Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 80576 2025-07-13T07:13:54.886724 text/html 77598 2010-04-18T10:38:28 text/html 100596 2025-07-13T07:13:59.703807 application/epub+zip 99384 2025-07-13T07:13:57.366666 application/epub+zip 97140 2025-07-13T07:13:56.297695 application/epub+zip 203515 2025-07-13T07:14:01.398684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193855 2025-07-13T07:13:59.053652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150349 2022-09-14T16:04:37.313941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71909 2025-07-13T07:13:54.598735 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71744 2010-04-18T10:38:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19779 2025-07-13T07:14:01.517684 application/rdf+xml 13019 2025-07-13T07:13:56.779668 image/jpeg 3742 2025-07-13T07:13:56.537703 image/jpeg 29163 2010-04-18T10:38:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 27730 2010-04-18T10:38:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 98136 2025-07-13T07:13:54.894678 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