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 Project Gutenberg 2010-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 131 Abernathy, Robert 1924 1990 Abernathy, Robert Harwood World of the Drone Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1955. Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "World of the Drone" by Robert Abernathy is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows the protagonist, Dworn, a member of a technologically advanced beetle-like race, as he embarks on a tumultuous journey during a critical transformation from youth to adulthood. Amidst a backdrop of mechanical beings and a harsh desert landscape, Dworn's quest for survival seeks to uncover the fate of his people after they encounter a deadly force, the Drones, threatening their very existence. At the start of the narrative, Dworn is introduced as he wakes from a deep slumber within his armored machine, preparing for a vital replenishment of resources to continue his journey toward a reunion with his beetle horde. As he maneuvers through the treacherous terrain, he quickly encounters peril, including a skirmish with another machine species, the caterpillars, which leads to a thrilling escape. However, upon arriving at their rendezvous point, he is met with devastation—the remains of fellow beetles burned and destroyed amidst the chaos of a sudden attack. The opening sets up a rich and dramatic world filled with unique mechanics and the urgency of Dworn's vengeful mission to confront the forces behind this destruction, punctuated by his personal struggles and the unforeseen alliance he forms with a spider-machine named Qanya. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 159570 2025-07-13T07:22:04.299752 text/html 158808 2010-04-20T07:56:28 text/html 288041 2025-07-13T07:22:08.773759 application/epub+zip 288470 2025-07-13T07:22:05.898755 application/epub+zip 128289 2025-07-13T07:22:04.870776 application/epub+zip 397514 2025-07-13T07:22:10.909768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385732 2025-07-13T07:22:08.167768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201221 2022-09-14T16:15:24.167668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148079 2025-07-13T07:22:03.727754 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147997 2010-04-20T07:56:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19105 2025-07-13T07:22:11.029738 application/rdf+xml 12124 2025-07-13T07:22:05.355739 image/jpeg 3269 2025-07-13T07:22:05.111735 image/jpeg 217148 2010-04-20T07:56:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 57652 2010-04-20T07:56:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 281374 2025-07-13T07:22:04.320761 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia