Project Gutenberg 2016-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 113 Gold, H. L. (Horace Leonard) 1914 1996 Gold, Horace Leonard Storey, Richard Grimm, Christopher Dillon, Diane 1933 Dillon, Diane Claire Sorber Dillon, Leo 1933 2012 Never Come Midnight Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1958 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Never Come Midnight" by Christopher Grimm is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book explores themes of identity, morality, and the consequences of immortality within a richly constructed universe. It centers around the life of Emrys Shortmire, a man navigating his strange heritage as the unknowing son of the brilliant inventor Jan Shortmire, who has made a pact with an alien race, the Morethans, leading to complex ramifications for humanity. The story unfolds amidst a backdrop of futuristic technology and interplanetary dynamics, primarily focusing on Emrys as he grapples with his dual identity—a blend of human and Morethan. Following the mysterious death of his father on the planet Morethis, Amrys emerges as a young man with unfulfilled desires but is burdened by an alien lineage that threatens the fabric of Earth. As he becomes aware of his immortality and the bargain struck by his father, he finds himself caught in a web of revenge against those who wronged him, particularly Nicholas Dyall, a rival inventor. The narrative culminates in a bittersweet exploration of what it means to be human, the cost of ambition, and the peril of playing god, while weaving a tale that questions the true value of life and legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 126559 2025-07-20T15:19:40.567149 text/html 103988 2024-10-23T00:23:01 text/html 369137 2025-07-20T15:19:42.885152 application/epub+zip 369939 2025-07-20T15:19:40.995121 application/epub+zip 109382 2025-07-20T15:19:40.765144 application/epub+zip 423921 2025-07-20T15:19:44.430117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415539 2025-07-20T15:19:42.661147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155369 2022-09-23T15:43:59.436189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117510 2025-07-20T15:19:40.361134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97653 2024-10-23T00:23:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18143 2025-07-20T15:19:44.558104 application/rdf+xml 19326 2025-07-20T15:19:40.832124 image/jpeg 3986 2025-07-20T15:19:40.799130 image/jpeg 332371 2025-07-20T15:19:40.589238 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