Project Gutenberg 2016-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 122 Evans, Dean Kull, George Stone, David Stone Stone, D. Not a Creature Was Stirring Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction December 1951 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Not a Creature Was Stirring" by Dean Evans is a science fiction short story published in the early 1950s. The narrative unfolds in a post-apocalyptic world, exploring themes of isolation and the aftermath of nuclear war, as humanity faces the consequences of its own destructive capabilities. The story delves into the life of Tom Gannett, a gold miner who emerges from his solitude to discover a desolate world following mankind's annihilation. The plot follows Tom Gannett, a hard-edged hermit-like figure, who lives in a remote gold mine in Nevada. Upon emerging, he discovers that he is the last surviving person in a world blanketed in eerie purple snow, the result of a catastrophic war. As Gannett navigates through deserted towns, he encounters the lifeless forms of fellow citizens, experiencing disbelief and confusion. His desperate search for answers leads him to the realization that the world he once knew is gone, and he is now utterly alone in a silent, haunting landscape. Despite the tragic circumstances, Gannett's character offers a raw, gritty reflection on survival and human resilience in the face of utter despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Gold miners -- Fiction Nevada -- Fiction Apocalyptic fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 56928 2025-06-20T15:13:41.185100 text/html 32981 2024-10-23T00:09:06 text/html 260086 2025-06-20T15:13:43.244074 application/epub+zip 258920 2025-06-20T15:13:41.646074 application/epub+zip 82475 2025-06-20T15:13:41.391085 application/epub+zip 296903 2025-06-20T15:13:44.603084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289451 2025-06-20T15:13:43.006068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113318 2022-09-23T11:56:40.925342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49783 2023-09-22T09:24:59.544915 text/plain 29940 2024-10-23T00:09:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16478 2025-06-20T15:13:44.744041 application/rdf+xml 27975 2025-06-20T15:13:41.483088 image/jpeg 4890 2025-06-20T15:13:41.433123 image/jpeg 232413 2025-06-20T15:13:41.201126 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