Project Gutenberg 2016-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 163 Harmon, Jim 1933 2010 Harmon, James Judson Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally Blueblood Produced from Galaxy Magazine December 1960 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Blueblood" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction novella published in the early 1960s. The story takes place on a distant planet inhabited by two distinct humanoid races: the lighter-skinned Azures and the darker-skinned Indigos. It explores themes of racial superiority and inferiority through the perspective of a space pilot who interacts with these alien species and witnesses their societal dynamics. The narrative follows a space pilot, Johnny, along with his colleagues, Dr. Mike Ellik and Dr. Lee Chon, as they land on a peculiar planet populated by the two differing alien races. The Azures appear to hold power and social status, while the Indigos are depicted as their subservient class, leading Johnny and Ellik to speculate on the reasons for this division. As Ellik conducts a transformative surgery on an Indigo named Mhaw, turning him into an Azure, they aim to prove that the distinctions between the races stem from a medical condition rather than inherent inferiority. However, their plans go awry when Mhaw, now Aedo, rejects their help, showcasing the complexities of identity and societal roles. Ultimately, the story culminates in a bitter reflection on the nature of prejudice and the consequences of their endeavors, leaving the characters trapped in the cycle they sought to break. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 52932 2025-08-20T14:59:13.671629 text/html 29172 2024-10-23T00:12:17 text/html 299968 2025-08-20T14:59:15.558677 application/epub+zip 298806 2025-08-20T14:59:14.086626 application/epub+zip 85282 2025-08-20T14:59:13.851609 application/epub+zip 334474 2025-08-20T14:59:16.897612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327812 2025-08-20T14:59:15.327592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114790 2022-09-23T12:55:20.374808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45162 2025-08-20T14:59:13.527612 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25433 2024-10-23T00:12:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18045 2025-08-20T14:59:17.024584 application/rdf+xml 28560 2025-08-20T14:59:13.929609 image/jpeg 4862 2025-08-20T14:59:13.888606 image/jpeg 270682 2025-08-20T14:59:13.687612 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