Project Gutenberg 2016-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 186 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Med Ship Man Produced from Galaxy Magazine October 1963 Med Service Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Med Ship Man" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around a medical officer, Calhoun, who is dispatched to the planet Maya, tasked with conducting a health inspection for the Interstellar Medical Service. As he arrives, he discovers that the entire planet appears to be deserted, leading him to unravel a mysterious phenomenon that has caused mass panic and evacuation of its inhabitants. The narrative follows Calhoun as he investigates the sudden disappearance of the population and encounters a man named Arthur Allison, who was involved in a dubious business scheme aimed at acquiring land on Maya. Calhoun learns that the inhabitants fled due to a cattle-induction field causing discomfort and pain, used to control animals on another planet. This technology was misapplied, resulting in the exodus of the people in fear for their lives. As Calhoun and a small group work to disable the cattle fence and restore order, the events reveal themes of ethics in business, the importance of medical intervention, and the devastating consequences of technological misuse. Ultimately, the story concludes with a return to normalcy, highlighting the resilience of humanity in the face of unforeseen challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Physicians -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Medical fiction Space medicine -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 115798 2025-07-20T12:00:32.276853 text/html 92750 2024-10-22T23:46:05 text/html 448705 2025-07-20T12:00:34.686852 application/epub+zip 449475 2025-07-20T12:00:32.893873 application/epub+zip 109495 2025-07-20T12:00:32.455907 application/epub+zip 500041 2025-07-20T12:00:36.178949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492186 2025-07-20T12:00:34.466883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152681 2022-09-23T07:58:20.623083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107494 2025-07-20T12:00:32.102926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87783 2024-10-22T23:46:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18559 2025-07-20T12:00:36.301843 application/rdf+xml 31912 2025-07-20T12:00:32.738902 image/jpeg 4974 2025-07-20T12:00:32.492865 image/jpeg 409167 2025-07-20T12:00:32.296957 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