Project Gutenberg 2010-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 132 Gallun, Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) 1911 1994 Gallun, Raymond Zinke Asteroid of Fear Produced from Planet Stories March 1951. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Asteroid of Fear" by Raymond Z. Gallun is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s, a period marked by the post-World War II fascination with space exploration. The book centers on the themes of survival and human resilience as it follows John Endlich, a new settler trying to make a life for his family on the harsh and desolate asteroid Vesta. The narrative reflects on the challenges of homesteading in space, the psychological strain of isolation, and the clash with dangerous miners who embody the raw, untamed side of interplanetary life. In "Asteroid of Fear," John Endlich and his family arrive on Vesta with hopes of establishing a prosperous homestead. Unfortunately, they encounter hostility from a group of rough asteroid miners, particularly Alf Neely, who taunt and threaten them. As tensions escalate, Endlich struggles with his impulse to fight back versus the need to protect his family. The story unfolds with themes of fear, bravery, and eventual resolution as Endlich learns to stand up for himself in an unpredictable environment, ultimately finding a way to forge a new life and community on the asteroid amidst the remnants of a once-thriving civilization. The plot weaves together personal conflict, the desire for belonging, and a hopeful vision of restoring life to a barren landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32780/32780-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Space colonies -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 111520 2025-08-13T10:09:07.722744 text/html 109342 2010-06-12T07:10:06 text/html 197957 2025-08-13T10:09:10.135738 application/epub+zip 198284 2025-08-13T10:09:08.269724 application/epub+zip 102579 2025-08-13T10:09:08.009699 application/epub+zip 247922 2025-08-13T10:09:11.686706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239931 2025-08-13T10:09:09.865727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144444 2022-09-15T06:18:55.159420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102715 2025-08-13T10:09:07.434719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102559 2010-06-12T07:10:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19288 2025-08-13T10:09:11.821677 application/rdf+xml 36463 2025-08-13T10:09:08.073721 image/jpeg 5717 2025-08-13T10:09:08.041714 image/jpeg 192477 2010-06-12T07:10:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 41116 2010-06-12T07:10:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 193033 2025-08-13T10:09:07.737699 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