Project Gutenberg 2012-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 379 Dick, Philip K. 1928 1982 Dick, Philip Kindred Tony and the Beetles Produced from Orbit volume 1 number 2, 1953. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_and_the_Beetles Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Tony and the Beetles" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds on a distant colony planet, where a young boy named Tony navigates the complexities of life amidst an ongoing war between humans and an alien species referred to as the Pas-udeti, derogatorily called "beetles" by the Earth settlers. The narrative delves into themes of cultural conflict, identity, and the implications of colonialism set against a backdrop of interstellar warfare. The plot follows 10-year-old Tony Rossi as he grapples with both his childhood ambitions of building a model spaceport and the harsh realities of war. When he ventures into the nearby city of Karnet, he encounters hostility from the Pas-udeti children, who have a historical grudge against the Terrans for their colonization of the planet. Tensions escalate as Tony realizes that the tide of war is turning in favor of the Pas-udeti, leading to a climactic confrontation fueled by centuries of resentment. The story concludes with Tony's disillusionment regarding his identity and the recognition that the territory he grew up on is, in fact, "stolen ground." This experience shapes his understanding of strength and weakness in the broader conflict between the two species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40964/40964-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories War stories Boys -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Racism -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 56799 2025-08-16T14:22:49.228552 text/html 33250 2024-10-23T11:14:36 text/html 191594 2025-08-16T14:22:51.238583 application/epub+zip 190346 2025-08-16T14:22:49.739538 application/epub+zip 76051 2025-08-16T14:22:49.477574 application/epub+zip 228661 2025-08-16T14:22:52.487582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221391 2025-08-16T14:22:50.918528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107371 2022-09-18T17:45:12.046343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48129 2025-08-16T14:22:49.079540 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28395 2024-10-23T11:14:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18008 2025-08-16T14:22:52.618516 application/rdf+xml 23556 2025-08-16T14:22:49.551569 image/jpeg 4386 2025-08-16T14:22:49.514542 image/jpeg 180373 2025-08-16T14:22:49.240582 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