Project Gutenberg 2016-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 124 Sheckley, Robert 1928 2005 Barbee, Phillips Lang, Ned O'Donnevan, Finn Barbee, Phillip Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. Meeting of the Minds Produced from Galaxy Magazine February 1960 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Meeting of the Minds" by Robert Sheckley is a science fiction novella originally published in the early 1960s. The story explores themes of identity, cooperation, and the merging of consciousness through the lens of a unique alien entity known as the Quedak, which has a mission to unify diverse sentient beings into a single collective consciousness. This work encapsulates Sheckley's characteristic wit and thought-provoking ideas about human nature and the potential consequences of inter-species interaction. The plot centers around an alien creature called the Quedak, who seeks to accomplish its mission of creating a cooperative consciousness by invading the minds of various animals, as well as a human named Edward Eakins. Set on a remote island that is the backdrop for a treasure-hunting expedition, members of the crew begin to experience strange, coordinated attacks by wildlife, manipulated by the Quedak's telepathic signals. As tensions rise and the crew struggles to fend off these attacks while navigating their own interpersonal conflicts, they realize that they must confront the Quedak's invasive intentions directly. The narrative ultimately explores the philosophical implications of unity versus individuality, as the crew fights for their autonomy against the overpowering collective will of the Quedak. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 107420 2025-06-20T16:55:20.995285 text/html 84564 2024-10-23T00:23:00 text/html 375904 2025-06-20T16:55:23.644252 application/epub+zip 376525 2025-06-20T16:55:21.508258 application/epub+zip 105589 2025-06-20T16:55:21.228282 application/epub+zip 427229 2025-06-20T16:55:25.418256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419704 2025-06-20T16:55:23.388288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149243 2022-09-23T15:43:50.300120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98261 2023-09-22T11:04:40.433445 text/plain 78521 2024-10-23T00:23:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17024 2025-06-20T16:55:25.565264 application/rdf+xml 28509 2025-06-20T16:55:21.320315 image/jpeg 4675 2025-06-20T16:55:21.274294 image/jpeg 341512 2025-06-20T16:55:21.017288 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