Project Gutenberg 2015-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 153 Gallun, Raymond Z. (Raymond Zinke) 1911 1994 Gallun, Raymond Zinke People Minus X Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "People Minus X" by Raymond Z. Gallun is a science fiction novel written in the late 20th century. The story begins with Ed Dukas, a young man living in a time of advanced technology and scientific discovery, who experiences a bizarre phenomenon involving writing appearing on paper seemingly by itself. As the narrative unfolds, it delves into themes of technological advancement, human nature, and the consequences of striving for immortality, while Ed grapples with the memory of his uncle, Dr. Mitchell Prell, and the catastrophic events that have unfolded due to scientific experiments. The opening of "People Minus X" introduces Ed Dukas as he writes letters and finds traces of another presence in his room when mysterious ink begins to form words on his paper. This unsettling occurrence sparks Ed’s memories of his past, particularly his uncle, a well-known scientist who vanished after a catastrophic explosion linked to his experiments. As the story progresses, we learn about Ed's troubled childhood shaped by technological marvels and the looming specter of death. The atmospheric tension reveals Ed's conflicted feelings towards his uncle's legacy, technology, and his desire to understand the future ahead of him, setting the stage for a narrative that explores the intricate connections between humanity, science, and the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 342854 2025-09-20T06:20:26.640095 text/html 322663 2024-10-22T23:11:22 text/html 328994 2025-09-20T06:20:30.550122 application/epub+zip 333915 2025-09-20T06:20:27.211128 application/epub+zip 200187 2025-09-20T06:20:26.913131 application/epub+zip 444484 2025-09-20T06:20:33.422091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426866 2025-09-20T06:20:30.276100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293079 2022-09-22T16:03:38.522193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329847 2025-09-20T06:20:26.256151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 310131 2024-10-22T23:11:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16501 2025-09-20T06:20:33.541058 application/rdf+xml 37590 2025-09-20T06:20:26.997118 image/jpeg 5280 2025-09-20T06:20:26.955118 image/jpeg 319324 2025-09-20T06:20:26.670113 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