Project Gutenberg 2012-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 197 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. The Red Dust Produced from January 1927 Amazing Stories Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Red Dust" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 20th century. This sequel to "The Mad Planet" continues the story in a distant future where humans navigate a perilous world populated by gigantic insects and toxic fungi. The protagonist, Burl, is depicted as a leader of a tribe of humans struggling for survival against immense threats, notably the sinister Red Dust that poses a deadly challenge to their existence. The opening of the story sets an atmospheric stage for Burl's journey, detailing the bizarre and hostile environment, teeming with colossal insects and hazardous fungi. It introduces Burl as a courageous yet naïve leader who has recently returned to his tribe, earning their admiration after killing a spider that threatened them. However, the danger from the emerging Red Dust looms, as destructive spores from the red mushrooms start to fill the air. Motivated by a mix of bravery, desperation, and the influence of his admiration for Saya, Burl begins to lead his tribe through their perilous surroundings, setting up a narrative filled with tension and the struggle for survival amidst both familiar dangers and newfound threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41586/41586-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 164887 2025-06-16T19:00:46.198517 text/html 162047 2012-12-09T09:33:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 313635 2025-06-16T19:00:49.603482 application/epub+zip 314768 2025-06-16T19:00:46.910523 application/epub+zip 124658 2025-06-16T19:00:46.521534 application/epub+zip 379195 2025-06-16T19:00:52.811495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367613 2025-06-16T19:00:49.188528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177851 2022-09-19T04:53:01.402989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154955 2023-09-18T07:13:38.356266 text/plain 15931 2025-06-16T19:00:52.956474 application/rdf+xml 31631 2025-06-16T19:00:46.606495 image/jpeg 4410 2025-06-16T19:00:46.564495 image/jpeg 289301 2025-06-16T19:00:46.220498 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