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 Project Gutenberg 2011-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 99 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. The Mad Planet Produced from The Argosy June 12, 1920 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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 ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 155016 2025-07-14T10:54:48.091225 text/html 152507 2011-02-28T09:04:02 text/html 117842 2025-07-14T10:54:52.444217 application/epub+zip 118652 2025-07-14T10:54:49.799208 application/epub+zip 118652 2025-07-14T10:54:48.730212 application/epub+zip 209866 2025-07-14T10:54:54.397217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202201 2025-07-14T10:54:51.805217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172266 2022-09-16T08:54:04.634890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146563 2025-07-14T10:54:47.693228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146478 2011-02-28T09:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19305 2025-07-14T10:54:54.516291 application/rdf+xml 10504 2025-07-14T10:54:49.212223 image/jpeg 2906 2025-07-14T10:54:48.970222 image/jpeg 56451 2011-02-28T09:04:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 54945 2011-02-28T09:04:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 116035 2025-07-14T10:54:48.105229 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia