Project Gutenberg 2016-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 160 Sheckley, Robert 1928 2005 Barbee, Phillips Lang, Ned O'Donnevan, Finn Barbee, Phillip Goodman The Sweeper of Loray Produced from Galaxy Magazine April 1959 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Sweeper of Loray" by Robert Sheckley is a science fiction novella published in the late 1950s. The story takes place on the primitive planet Loray, where the narrative follows Professor Carver and his assistant, Fred, as they explore the intriguing and dangerous customs of the native inhabitants and their mysterious healing substance known as sersee juice. The novella delves into themes of colonialism, scientific ethics, and the nature of intelligence across species. The plot unfolds as the Earthmen witness startling healing powers attributed to sersee juice, a sacred substance critical to the survival of the Lorayan people. Initially aiming to obtain the juice for scientific examination, tensions rise when Fred resort to violence to acquire it, resulting in devastating consequences for their relationship with the locals. As the story progresses, it becomes evident that the sersee juice has transformative effects, changing Fred into a Lorayan, ultimately leading to a confrontation between scientific ambition and moral responsibility. In a poignant conclusion, Professor Carver chooses to protect his academic reputation over his assistant's humanity, revealing the darker undertones of his character and the implications of his beliefs regarding racial superiority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Scientists -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 54256 2025-07-20T14:18:14.773301 text/html 30503 2024-10-23T00:13:34 text/html 243179 2025-07-20T14:18:16.505303 application/epub+zip 242002 2025-07-20T14:18:15.143304 application/epub+zip 83051 2025-07-20T14:18:14.938291 application/epub+zip 279519 2025-07-20T14:18:17.699359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272194 2025-07-20T14:18:16.306316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113419 2022-09-23T13:14:44.567870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46891 2025-07-20T14:18:14.646285 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27134 2024-10-23T00:13:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18465 2025-07-20T14:18:17.826273 application/rdf+xml 30757 2025-07-20T14:18:15.012286 image/jpeg 4959 2025-07-20T14:18:14.975278 image/jpeg 219453 2025-07-20T14:18:14.785306 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