Project Gutenberg 2010-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 234 Von Wald, E. G. Wald, E. G. von Orban, Paul 1896 1974 Fair and Warmer Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction, July, 1954. E-text prepared by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Fair and Warmer" by E. G. Von Wald is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The narrative explores themes of intellectual curiosity and the consequences of civilization's emotional numbness and control over natural impulses. Set in a distant future where inhabitants possess telepathic abilities, the story begins to unfold around the central character, Tensor, who finds himself mentally disturbed after encountering a group of primitive aliens. The storyline primarily follows Tensor as he grapples with a peculiar melancholia triggered by his interaction with the aliens, which leads him to a state of nonconformity against the strict social norms of his highly advanced civilization. As Tensor's curiosity grows regarding the aliens and their primitive behaviors, he is forced into an unexpected investigation by the governing Council, which views his condition as a threat to societal stability. Upon making contact with the aliens, particularly a female, Tensor grapples with the awakening of his primal instincts and emotions, challenging his previous understandings of himself and the nature of civilization. The plot develops into a mix of exploration, romance, and a commentary on the balance between progress and the loss of humanity. Ultimately, Tensor's encounters force a reevaluation of the values of his society and the inherent dangers of intellectual curiosity suppressed by civilization's constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32407/32407-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 67753 2025-06-13T09:29:39.785299 text/html 66008 2010-05-17T14:03:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 145887 2010-05-17T14:04:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159651 2025-06-13T09:29:42.162771 application/epub+zip 158324 2025-06-13T09:29:40.401278 application/epub+zip 80635 2025-06-13T09:29:40.086287 application/epub+zip 199637 2025-06-13T09:29:43.671771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192102 2025-06-13T09:29:41.858788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114684 2022-09-15T04:33:08.906579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58823 2025-06-13T09:29:39.592290 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58587 2010-05-17T14:03:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22671 2010-05-17T14:05:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19262 2025-06-13T09:29:43.819749 application/rdf+xml 27339 2025-06-13T09:29:40.161277 image/jpeg 4688 2025-06-13T09:29:40.123268 image/jpeg 147475 2025-06-13T09:29:39.799269 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