Project Gutenberg 2016-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 6965 Leiber, Fritz 1910 1992 Leiber, Fritz Reuter Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH A Pail of Air Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction December 1951 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pail_of_Air Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Pail of Air" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of survival and human resilience in a post-apocalyptic setting where Earth has been cast into eternal night by a dark star. The story focuses on a small family who struggles to maintain their existence in a frozen world devoid of life, constantly searching for resources like air to keep themselves alive. The plot unfolds through the perspective of a young boy living with his father, mother, and sister in a makeshift home known as the Nest. Their life is dominated by the harsh realities of their environment, as they must venture outside into the freezing darkness to gather air and other supplies. As the story progresses, the boy sees a mysterious light, which sparks fear and speculation among the family about what might still be lurking in their desolate world. Their fears are suddenly alleviated when they encounter other survivors from Los Alamos who have harnessed atomic energy for survival, leading to the promise of hope and a future beyond their isolated existence. The story beautifully captures the essence of human connection, courage, and the longing for life amid despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Survival -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 58485 2025-07-20T13:58:41.208455 text/html 34695 2024-10-23T00:11:07 text/html 365571 2025-07-20T13:58:42.906445 application/epub+zip 364414 2025-07-20T13:58:41.574471 application/epub+zip 83024 2025-07-20T13:58:41.372437 application/epub+zip 401906 2025-07-20T13:58:44.073441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395012 2025-07-20T13:58:42.704432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114052 2022-09-23T12:26:54.308245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51623 2025-07-20T13:58:41.100439 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31881 2024-10-23T00:11:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19089 2025-07-20T13:58:44.204436 application/rdf+xml 27975 2025-07-20T13:58:41.440431 image/jpeg 4890 2025-07-20T13:58:41.405499 image/jpeg 330775 2025-07-20T13:58:41.222456 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