Project Gutenberg 2016-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 118 Shaara, Michael 1928 1988 Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Soldier Boy Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction July 1953 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_Boy_(short_story) Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Soldier Boy" by Michael Shaara is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The book explores themes of courage, the realities of warfare, and the complexities of human nature in the face of an alien threat. The narrative is set in a future where a colony on an alien planet faces its first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life, leading to conflict and a struggle for survival. The story centers around Captain Dylan, a soldier sent to a remote colony after a devastating attack by aliens, where many colonists are missing or dead. As tensions rise among the colonists due to their long-held anti-military sentiments, Dylan must navigate their distrust while trying to prepare them for potential attacks. The plot thickens when it becomes evident that the aliens have been secretly observing and infiltrating the colony using robotic creatures. Dylan's journey transforms him from a disillusioned soldier to a proactive leader who understands the necessity of fighting for his people. As the narrative unfolds, themes of responsibility, sacrifice, and the harsh truths of defense emerge, culminating in an urgent battle for survival against the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Soldiers -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 76069 2025-06-20T12:33:06.522734 text/html 52501 2024-10-22T23:41:30 text/html 438300 2025-06-20T12:33:08.783791 application/epub+zip 437134 2025-06-20T12:33:07.005760 application/epub+zip 93522 2025-06-20T12:33:06.742752 application/epub+zip 478915 2025-06-20T12:33:10.377654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471869 2025-06-20T12:33:08.534730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128880 2022-09-23T06:25:25.691677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68415 2023-09-22T06:57:04.520652 text/plain 48700 2024-10-22T23:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17715 2025-06-20T12:33:10.527675 application/rdf+xml 25431 2025-06-20T12:33:06.826738 image/jpeg 4278 2025-06-20T12:33:06.784694 image/jpeg 401517 2025-06-20T12:33:06.546660 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 en.wikipedia