Project Gutenberg 2011-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 300 Campbell, John Scott Campbell, John S. Campbell, J. Scott The Image and the Likeness Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction November 1952. Produced by Greg Weeks, Dianna Adair and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Image and the Likeness" by John Scott Campbell is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The narrative unfolds in a post-war Asia where a group of anthropologists and a zoologist embark on an expedition to understand "New Buddhism," a nationalistic religion gaining traction in Pan-Asia. However, their journey leads them to discover a colossal figure known as Kazu Takahashi, believed to be the reincarnation of Buddha, who has been affected by the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, raising themes of identity, power, and the intersection of science and mythology. The opening of the novel introduces us to a group of four scientists—William Cady, Llewelyn Baker, Walter Chamberlin, and Robert Martin—who arrive in Shanghai in 1965, keenly aware of the political changes in the region. Their expedition ostensibly revolves around studying Celebese man, yet they are also secretly tasked with investigating New Buddhism, which harbors potential ties to communist movements. As they dive deeper into their mission, they witness an unexpected phenomenon: the awakening of Kazu, an enormous entity that challenges their notions of life and reality. The narrative captures their escalating fears and the dangerous knowledge they unveil, ultimately compelling them to confront Kazu's true nature and the implications of their discoveries on both a personal and global scale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37145/37145-h/images/cover_1.jpg Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Giants -- Fiction East and West -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 185449 2025-08-15T06:45:01.003685 text/html 183641 2011-08-21T15:23:02 text/html 233169 2025-08-15T06:45:06.877544 application/epub+zip 235258 2025-08-15T06:45:03.828591 application/epub+zip 150841 2025-08-15T06:45:02.746579 application/epub+zip 348172 2025-08-15T06:45:09.200555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330712 2025-08-15T06:45:06.208590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227868 2022-09-17T05:23:15.221501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171558 2025-08-15T06:45:00.648582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171389 2011-08-21T15:23:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18468 2025-08-15T06:45:09.334530 application/rdf+xml 11235 2025-08-15T06:45:03.235553 image/jpeg 2982 2025-08-15T06:45:02.990559 image/jpeg 162066 2011-08-21T15:23:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 66609 2011-08-21T15:23:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 237380 2025-08-15T06:45:01.025581 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