Project Gutenberg 2010-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 97 MacLean, Katherine 1925 2019 Morris, G. A. MacLean, Katherine Anne Dye, Charles The Natives Produced Science Fiction Stories 1953. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Natives" by Katherine MacLean is a science fiction story written during the early to mid-20th century. The narrative explores the fascinating interaction between extraterrestrial beings and a human aircraft, highlighting the theme of energy absorption and the mysterious connection between different worlds. The story delves into concepts of speed, energy, and the potential consequences of encountering unknown forces. In "The Natives," a young entity and its grandfather observe an approaching black object, which turns out to be a fast-moving spaceship. The excitement builds as the young one feels an exhilarating surge of energy while trying to match the speed of the object. Meanwhile, a pilot aboard a stratoliner grapples with the persistent alarms of imminent collision with small, glowing creatures that are present in the vicinity. As the beings absorb energy from the ship and exhibit various light patterns, the tension between human technology and these mysterious entities unfolds, raising questions about the nature of their interaction and the boundaries between their respective worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33843/33843-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 31019 2025-07-14T03:43:40.957938 text/html 27093 2010-10-06T13:43:06 text/html 76787 2025-07-14T03:43:42.364944 application/epub+zip 75634 2025-07-14T03:43:41.254940 application/epub+zip 71041 2025-07-14T03:43:41.087961 application/epub+zip 107844 2025-07-14T03:43:43.416933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100807 2025-07-14T03:43:42.196939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96695 2022-09-15T12:08:00.243006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25068 2025-07-14T03:43:40.878950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24984 2010-10-06T13:43:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19286 2025-07-14T03:43:43.539928 application/rdf+xml 26660 2025-07-14T03:43:41.153936 image/jpeg 4424 2025-07-14T03:43:41.119956 image/jpeg 74159 2010-10-06T13:43:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 9455 2010-10-06T13:43:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 76519 2025-07-14T03:43:40.969933 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