Project Gutenberg 2011-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 393 Abernathy, Robert 1924 1990 Abernathy, Robert Harwood Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The Rotifers Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction March 1953. Produced by Frank van Drogen, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Rotifers" by Robert Abernathy is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores the intricate and often overlooked world of rotifers, microscopic creatures dwelling in freshwater environments, as well as the relationship between a father and son bound by curiosity and discovery. The story serves as a commentary on the potential consequences of delving too deeply into the mysterious nature of life, especially in the context of humans interacting with unseen, possibly sentient organisms. The plot revolves around Henry Chatham and his son, Harry, who becomes fascinated with the microscopic world of rotifers after receiving a microscope from his father. As Harry studies these tiny creatures, his obsession grows, and he starts to perceive a deeper, more sinister intelligence within them. His feverish state leads to alarming revelations that the rotifers may harbor malevolent designs against humanity, culminating in a frantic race against time for Henry to protect his son and rid their world of the rotifer threat. The story blends themes of scientific curiosity with eerie suspense, making readers ponder the unknown dangers lurking in the smallest corners of our ecosystem. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35879/35879-rst/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 71760 2025-06-14T15:56:05.928154 text/html 73446 2011-04-16T09:43:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 252093 2011-04-16T09:43:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 263103 2025-06-14T15:56:10.600111 application/epub+zip 310893 2025-01-14T15:38:25.806285 application/pdf 83433 2025-01-14T15:38:22.005263 application/pdf 261960 2025-06-14T15:56:08.154149 application/epub+zip 85031 2025-06-14T15:56:06.857139 application/epub+zip 298877 2025-06-14T15:56:12.209125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290737 2025-06-14T15:56:09.736179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114095 2022-09-16T12:11:28.925735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51913 2025-06-14T15:56:05.584177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52036 2011-04-16T09:43:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 19972 2011-04-16T09:43:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 51726 2011-04-16T09:43:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 19904 2011-04-16T09:43:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 51724 2011-04-16T09:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19898 2011-04-16T09:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27641 2025-06-14T15:56:12.397112 application/rdf+xml 53715 2025-06-14T15:56:05.525165 text/x-rst 53711 2011-04-16T09:43:36 text/x-rst 247445 2011-04-16T09:43:36 text/x-rst application/zip 25074 2025-06-14T15:56:07.078258 image/jpeg 3772 2025-06-14T15:56:06.967135 image/jpeg 251430 2025-06-14T15:56:05.943148 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 en.wikipedia