Project Gutenberg 2016-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 146 Neville, Kris 1925 1980 Neville, Kris Ottman Rogers, Karl Fresh Air Fiend Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1952 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Fresh Air Fiend" by Kris Neville is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of isolation, survival, and the human condition amidst the vastness of space. The story revolves around a man suffering from a debilitating disease on a distant satellite, where the harsh and indifferent environment significantly impacts his life and relationships. The plot centers on the protagonist, who is incapacitated by liguna fever and relies on a native woman named Hertha for care. As he grapples with his deteriorating health and feelings of despair, he learns that Hertha is not only essential for his survival but also embodies the complexities of human connection in a desolate world. He tasks her with the critical mission of collecting plants from outside their hut, as they are necessary for purifying the air that sustains them. Through this dynamic, the story delves into themes of dependency, the struggle for agency, and the nature of love in a place where survival seems increasingly futile. The protagonist's reflections on civilization's call and his existential fears serve as poignant undercurrents to their fragile coexistence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Sick -- Fiction Caregivers -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 53725 2025-07-20T13:29:46.785830 text/html 30050 2024-10-23T00:07:18 text/html 212121 2025-07-20T13:29:48.519842 application/epub+zip 210968 2025-07-20T13:29:47.153839 application/epub+zip 82554 2025-07-20T13:29:46.951818 application/epub+zip 249224 2025-07-20T13:29:49.707836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242178 2025-07-20T13:29:48.319902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111446 2022-09-23T11:17:59.902303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46131 2025-07-20T13:29:46.662834 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26386 2024-10-23T00:07:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17921 2025-07-20T13:29:49.834804 application/rdf+xml 25758 2025-07-20T13:29:47.020828 image/jpeg 4341 2025-07-20T13:29:46.985814 image/jpeg 191098 2025-07-20T13:29:46.796836 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