Project Gutenberg 2010-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 130 Shaara, Michael 1928 1988 Hunter, Mel 1927 2004 Hunter The Book Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1953. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Book" by Michael Shaara is a science fiction narrative written in the early to mid-20th century. The story follows the journey of a young navigator named Beauclaire as he embarks on his first mission into a mysterious cosmic phenomenon known as the Hole in Cygnus. He takes over a ship from the seasoned and troubled crewman Billy Wyatt, who is nearing the end of his career, and together with Cooper, an unpredictable crew member, they explore a planet hidden within the dust cloud, uncovering the lives and culture of its inhabitants. As Beauclaire arrives at the planet, he becomes fascinated by its people, who seem unnaturally calm and lacking curiosity about their world, even in the face of meteor strikes that have ravaged their land. As he learns their language and interacts with them, he discovers they possess a unique book that serves as their spiritual guide, preaching acceptance of pain and the futility of seeking divinity. While Wyatt finds solace in the beauty of the planet and his bond with a local woman named Donna, Beauclaire grapples with the existential implications of his discoveries and the inherent longing of humanity to search for meaning among the stars. The narrative weaves themes of purpose, human nature, and the contrast between the vastness of the universe and the simplicity of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32321/32321-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 72925 2025-08-13T08:23:16.609802 text/html 68938 2010-05-10T09:04:32 text/html 281730 2025-08-13T08:23:18.626756 application/epub+zip 281526 2025-08-13T08:23:17.001781 application/epub+zip 88256 2025-08-13T08:23:16.787779 application/epub+zip 322605 2025-08-13T08:23:19.983280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314603 2025-08-13T08:23:18.397750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122089 2022-09-15T04:04:18.712913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63883 2025-08-13T08:23:16.442770 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63787 2010-05-10T09:04:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19654 2025-08-13T08:23:20.118243 application/rdf+xml 33112 2025-08-13T08:23:16.858788 image/jpeg 5077 2025-08-13T08:23:16.822763 image/jpeg 284619 2010-05-10T09:04:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 24239 2010-05-10T09:04:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 292950 2025-08-13T08:23:16.640824 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 en.wikipedia