Project Gutenberg 2010-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 202 Allerton, J. J. Once Upon A Planet Produced from Amazing Stories December 1948. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Once Upon A Planet" by J. J. Allerton is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a powerful warlord, King Miotis, who is struggling with the sudden disinterest in war among his subjects. Faced with existential ennui, Miotis seeks a solution from his wise vizier, Kannot, who proposes a transfer of Miotis' soul into a human from Earth, a planet filled with conflict. The book explores themes of war, violence, and the nature of humanity as seen through the eyes of two very different warriors from alternate worlds. The plot unfolds as Miotis' soul inhabits Bly Stanton, a warrior from a future Earth ravaged by conflict and devoid of women due to man-made calamities. Upon entering Bly's body, Miotis experiences a shifting revelation about the futility and destructiveness of war. As he navigates a world of surviving men and encounters a group of women, he comes to grasp the dire consequences of violence and the preciousness of life. Ultimately, Miotis returns to his home planet transformed, advocating for the abolition of war, signaling a profound change in his character and a hopeful future for both worlds. The story ends with the realization that true power lies in the cessation of violence, an unforeseen outcome of Miotis' journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32785/32785-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 92.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 60895 2025-10-13T10:04:25.644257 text/html 57408 2021-01-06T17:42:53 text/html 168405 2025-10-13T10:04:27.549263 application/epub+zip 167192 2025-10-13T10:04:26.110327 application/epub+zip 84603 2025-10-13T10:04:25.871314 application/epub+zip 205714 2025-10-13T10:04:28.800313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198465 2025-10-13T10:04:27.296277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116121 2022-09-15T06:20:11.486066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52913 2025-10-13T10:04:25.507298 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52790 2021-01-06T17:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18184 2025-10-13T10:04:28.923268 application/rdf+xml 24115 2025-10-13T10:04:25.931306 image/jpeg 4318 2025-10-13T10:04:25.901314 image/jpeg 159662 2021-01-06T17:42:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 20685 2021-01-06T17:42:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 160086 2025-10-13T10:04:25.655271 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