Project Gutenberg 2013-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 151 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Nightmare Planet Produced from Science Fiction Plus June 1953. Produced by Greg Weeks, Denny Lien, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Nightmare Planet" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1950s. The book centers around a human group that has become extinct in memory and knowledge over several generations on a planet devoid of life, originally an Earth-like world that has transformed into a savage and hostile environment. The narrative follows their struggle for survival and exploration of their world, leading to a journey of rediscovery of civilization and the rebirth of humanity on the planet. The story follows Burl, a member of a group of humans who have lost all traces of their former civilization after their ancestors crashed on this world generations ago. The humans, living in a treacherous jungle filled with enormous predatory insects and fungi, are on the brink of extinction. When an instinct to survive is ignited within Burl, he becomes a leader, fostering a newfound strength and courage among his people. As they venture out of their perilous home, they encounter the sun and fresh air for the first time, transforming their way of life and allowing them to forge an alliance with the dogs, which leads to the establishment of a small but vibrant community. The narrative builds to their reunification with other humans, marking the dawning of a new era for their kind. Through its arc of survival, adventure, and rediscovery, the novel combines philosophical reflections on human civilization with thrilling elements of science fiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42987/42987-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 124761 2025-06-17T11:22:22.883292 text/html 121520 2014-09-24T04:07:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1015705 2025-06-17T11:22:25.750286 application/epub+zip 1016381 2025-06-17T11:22:23.553318 application/epub+zip 111928 2025-06-17T11:22:23.205311 application/epub+zip 1067788 2025-06-17T11:22:27.539289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058792 2025-06-17T11:22:25.409298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155931 2022-09-19T15:46:27.109240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115275 2023-09-18T14:30:05.262679 text/plain 16228 2025-06-17T11:22:27.681299 application/rdf+xml 24468 2025-06-17T11:22:23.285306 image/jpeg 4373 2025-06-17T11:22:23.242332 image/jpeg 965232 2025-06-17T11:22:22.928371 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