Project Gutenberg 2016-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 122 Aycock, Roger D. 1914 2004 Dee, Roger Starr, John Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Wailing Wall Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction July 1952 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wailing Wall" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novel that appears to have been written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds on the alien planet Sadr III, where a group of Terran colonists is struggling to understand the disoriented human natives affected by the oppressive influence of the Hymenop aliens, who have long since abandoned the planet. The novel explores themes of communication, mental health, and the essential human need for emotional connection through dialogue and sharing one's troubles. The narrative centers around the character Farrell, who, after regaining consciousness in a labyrinthine alien dome, discovers the residents of Sadr III are in a catastrophic state due to their inability to share their thoughts and feelings with one another. The Hymenops had installed robotic counselors that served to mediate the natives' emotional exchanges, but with the power systems disabled, this communication line is severed, leading to panic and suicide among the inhabitants. As Farrell and his crew work to reactivate the Ringwave generator, they grapple with the implications of their own humanity and the vital need for emotional catharsis, ultimately recognizing that the natives' predicament is a result of enforced isolation rather than insanity. The story culminates in a resolution that permits the Sadr III natives to resume their natural interconnectedness, suggesting the importance of shared human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Psychological fiction Space colonies -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 58985 2025-07-20T11:43:41.669330 text/html 35188 2024-10-22T23:44:26 text/html 247726 2025-07-20T11:43:43.475314 application/epub+zip 246579 2025-07-20T11:43:42.096300 application/epub+zip 86048 2025-07-20T11:43:41.895290 application/epub+zip 285327 2025-07-20T11:43:44.704305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278356 2025-07-20T11:43:43.277281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117979 2022-09-23T07:14:53.672337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51909 2025-07-20T11:43:41.495290 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32162 2024-10-22T23:44:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19236 2025-07-20T11:43:44.837284 application/rdf+xml 29570 2025-07-20T11:43:41.964285 image/jpeg 4864 2025-07-20T11:43:41.929301 image/jpeg 222883 2025-07-20T11:43:41.680318 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