Project Gutenberg 2016-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 153 Ludwig, Edward W. 1920 1990 Ludwig, Edward William Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay Van Dongen, H. R. 1920 2010 Van Dongen, Henry Richard Dongen, H. R. Van Dongen, van To Save Earth Produced from Worlds of Tomorrow October 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "To Save Earth" by Edward W. Ludwig is a science fiction novel first published in the early 1960s. The book explores themes of sanity, hope, and the human condition as a group of astronauts—who are ostensibly humanity's last chance—battle their own madness in a mission to find a new home for the human race before Earth is destroyed. The story delves into the psychological struggles of the crew as they confront despair while navigating the unknown beneath the shimmering backdrop of space. The narrative centers on Captain Jeffrey Torkel and his crew aboard the spaceship "Star Queen", who have spent over six years in space searching for a habitable planet before the sun's impending destruction of Earth. When they discover a planet orbiting the star Sirius, they face a challenging reality: they are not just searching for survival but also grappling with their deteriorating mental states. As they encounter the native Sirians, who possess telepathic abilities and unexpected kindness, the crew is tempted to abandon their mission. However, after a series of tragic events, including the mysterious death of one of their own, Torkel realizes that staying could lead to disaster while struggling not to lose hope for a better future. Ultimately, the book examines the complexity of human emotions in the face of extinction, pitting personal desires against the duty to save humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Interstellar travel -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 92719 2025-08-21T08:04:29.003276 text/html 69641 2024-10-23T01:07:34 text/html 390502 2025-08-21T08:04:31.308267 application/epub+zip 391096 2025-08-21T08:04:29.430310 application/epub+zip 97213 2025-08-21T08:04:29.195290 application/epub+zip 438718 2025-08-21T08:04:32.825256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430660 2025-08-21T08:04:31.087273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137027 2022-09-24T05:00:35.833025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82895 2025-08-21T08:04:28.787249 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63123 2024-10-23T01:07:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18743 2025-08-21T08:04:32.960250 application/rdf+xml 29762 2025-08-21T08:04:29.270265 image/jpeg 4843 2025-08-21T08:04:29.232265 image/jpeg 347430 2025-08-21T08:04:29.020273 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