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 Project Gutenberg 2016-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 129 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally Birds of a Feather Produced from Galaxy Magazine November 1958 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Birds of a Feather" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book centers around J. F. Corrigan, the proprietor of the Corrigan Institute of Morphological Science, a sort of interstellar zoo on Earth where extraterrestrial beings are displayed as specimens. The narrative explores themes of exploitation, deception, and the interactions between humans and various alien species, highlighting the complexities of interstellar tourism and the ethics of exhibiting life forms. The story unfolds as Corrigan travels to the planet Ghryne to recruit new specimens for his institute. He encounters a host of bizarre and unique alien applicants, from a globular Terraphile to a Kallerian seeking revenge for an insult to his clan. Amidst the chaos of recruitment, a peculiar Earthman named Ildwar Gorb enters, claiming to be a representative from a distant planet. As the day progresses, misunderstandings, comedy, and tension mount, culminating in a series of crises involving suicide attempts, police confrontations, and contract negotiations. Ultimately, Corrigan's interactions with Gorb lead to unexpected twists, putting his own business acumen and ethics to the test while navigating a universe filled with tricksters and con artists. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 73174 2025-06-20T15:01:28.606013 text/html 49790 2024-10-23T00:08:09 text/html 386031 2025-06-20T15:01:31.386040 application/epub+zip 384872 2025-06-20T15:01:29.555983 application/epub+zip 94635 2025-06-20T15:01:28.835028 application/epub+zip 427520 2025-06-20T15:01:32.903003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419711 2025-06-20T15:01:31.131995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129924 2022-09-23T11:30:16.599305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65331 2023-09-22T09:14:11.815051 text/plain 45598 2024-10-23T00:08:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17626 2025-06-20T15:01:33.080078 application/rdf+xml 22311 2025-06-20T15:01:29.378032 image/jpeg 4006 2025-06-20T15:01:29.337034 image/jpeg 349441 2025-06-20T15:01:28.625988 application/octet-stream application/zip More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia en.wikipedia