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Title: The Mad Planet
Series Title: Produced from The Argosy June 12, 1920
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Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Mad Planet" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a distant future where humanity has drastically changed due to the unbreathable atmosphere resulting from an increase in carbon dioxide levels after civilization collapsed. The main character, Burl, is a young man living in a world dominated by giant fungi and enormous insects, illustrating humanity's regression to a savage existence over thirty thousand years due to environmental changes. The opening of this narrative introduces us to Burl as he navigates a strange, inhospitable landscape filled with towering toadstools and mold, evoking a sense of eerie wilderness. Burl's ignorance of tools and fire underlines the primitive state of his tribe. As he faces both the dangers of predatory insects and his own instincts, Burl's initial foray into using a spear to catch food leads him to a series of trials, culminating in panic as he is pursued by an advancing horde of army ants. This turmoil emphasizes both the peril of his environment and his nascent attempts at applying innovative thinking in a world that has forgotten how to thrive. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Leinster, Murray, 1896-1975
EBook No.: 35425
Published: Feb 28, 2011
Downloads: 118
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Mad Planet
Series Title: Produced from The Argosy June 12, 1920
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Mad Planet" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a distant future where humanity has drastically changed due to the unbreathable atmosphere resulting from an increase in carbon dioxide levels after civilization collapsed. The main character, Burl, is a young man living in a world dominated by giant fungi and enormous insects, illustrating humanity's regression to a savage existence over thirty thousand years due to environmental changes. The opening of this narrative introduces us to Burl as he navigates a strange, inhospitable landscape filled with towering toadstools and mold, evoking a sense of eerie wilderness. Burl's ignorance of tools and fire underlines the primitive state of his tribe. As he faces both the dangers of predatory insects and his own instincts, Burl's initial foray into using a spear to catch food leads him to a series of trials, culminating in panic as he is pursued by an advancing horde of army ants. This turmoil emphasizes both the peril of his environment and his nascent attempts at applying innovative thinking in a world that has forgotten how to thrive. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Leinster, Murray, 1896-1975
EBook No.: 35425
Published: Feb 28, 2011
Downloads: 118
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.