Project Gutenberg 2010-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 213 Aycock, Roger D. 1914 2004 Dee, Roger Starr, John Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. Pet Farm Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Pet Farm" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novel produced in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around an alien planet named Falak, depicting the exploration and discovery of its bizarre ecological system, particularly the disturbing relationship between the planet's human-like inhabitants and a species of colossal moths. The story delves into themes of alien psychology, survival, and the darker aspects of human endurance against overwhelming odds. In "Pet Farm," the protagonist, Farrell, is part of a Reclamations team sent to assess the remnants of human civilization on Falak, where they encounter a desolate environment populated by young, degenerated humans whose older counterparts have mysteriously disappeared. As they uncover the eerie nature of this society, the crew discovers that the natives are under the influence of the moths that emerge during the planet’s long winters. This leads to a chilling realization of a symbiotic relationship that maintains the human population in a constant state of youth and servitude. The story escalates as Farrell grapples with the moral implications of their Reclamation mission and ultimately decides to thwart it, leading to profound questions about freedom, humanity, and alien motivations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32344/32344-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 66547 2025-06-13T09:09:07.647542 text/html 63107 2021-01-06T14:36:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 113221 2021-01-06T14:36:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 120569 2025-06-13T09:09:10.026528 application/epub+zip 119398 2025-06-13T09:09:08.272541 application/epub+zip 74857 2025-06-13T09:09:07.973543 application/epub+zip 160627 2025-06-13T09:09:11.525513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153117 2025-06-13T09:09:09.716567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108783 2022-09-15T04:12:05.993751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58356 2025-06-13T09:09:07.431554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58207 2021-01-06T14:36:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23357 2021-01-06T14:36:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19620 2025-06-13T09:09:11.689564 application/rdf+xml 24457 2025-06-13T09:09:08.049612 image/jpeg 4431 2025-06-13T09:09:08.010522 image/jpeg 113509 2025-06-13T09:09:07.661532 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