Project Gutenberg 2016-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 129 Williamson, Jack 1908 2006 Williamson, John Stewart Stewart, Will Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The Masked World Produced from Worlds of Tomorrow October 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Masked World" by Jack Williamson is a science fiction novel that was likely written in the early 1960s. The story delves into humanity's encounters with alien worlds and, specifically, the harrowing challenges posed by an unknown, deadly planet that conceals its true nature behind a facade of monstrous plant life. The primary focus of the novel revolves around genetic exploration and the danger of misunderstanding alien biology. In this gripping tale, a team of astronauts embarks on a mission to unravel the fate of six previous expeditions that mysteriously vanished on a sinister planet. Led by Lance Llandark, who harbors deep personal grief over the loss of his wife, the crew discovers a grotesque plant guarding her remains, a revelation that leads them to uncover a coded message hidden within the plant's bizarre genetic structure. As they decode this message, they learn of the relentless and deceptive nature of the planet's life forms, warning them to escape before it's too late. The narrative is tense and suspenseful, highlighting themes of loss, survival, and the perilous curiosity that drives humanity to explore the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 33814 2025-07-21T07:52:37.975036 text/html 9835 2024-10-23T01:07:12 text/html 125046 2025-07-21T07:52:39.510999 application/epub+zip 123868 2025-07-21T07:52:38.310023 application/epub+zip 74817 2025-07-21T07:52:38.128022 application/epub+zip 155381 2025-07-21T07:52:40.558012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148596 2025-07-21T07:52:39.300011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99529 2022-09-24T04:54:57.384192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27329 2025-07-21T07:52:37.888022 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 7574 2024-10-23T01:07:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18200 2025-07-21T07:52:40.677032 application/rdf+xml 29762 2025-07-21T07:52:38.193004 image/jpeg 4843 2025-07-21T07:52:38.161002 image/jpeg 111858 2025-07-21T07:52:37.982024 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