Project Gutenberg 2018-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 729 Pratt, Fletcher 1897 1956 Pratt, Murray Fletcher The Blue Star Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Star_(novel) Produced by Al Haines, Stephen Hutcheson & the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Blue Star" by Fletcher Pratt is a fantasy novel written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around Lalette Asterhax, a young woman entangled in a world of witchcraft and societal expectations, particularly relating to the magical Blue Star gem that her family possesses. The narrative unfolds in a richly imagined setting filled with political intrigue, the complexities of love and duty, and the conflicts between personal desires and societal norms. The opening of "The Blue Star" establishes the backdrop for a profound philosophical conversation among three men discussing the existence of intelligent life on other planets and the nature of free will. This dialogue introduces themes of determinism and the potential for divergent paths in life based on historical occurrences. As the scene shifts, we meet Lalette, who grapples with her mother's aspirations for her and the weight of her family's legacy in a world that shuns witches. The introduction effectively juxtaposes the characters' varied perspectives, emphasizing the tensions between modernity and tradition, personal ambition versus family duty, as well as romantic longing intertwined with magical undercurrents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Fantasy fiction Witches -- Fiction Magic -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 558666 2025-07-22T14:14:00.282735 text/html 573495 2018-04-01T11:32:18 text/html 319504 2025-07-22T14:14:07.984761 application/epub+zip 338053 2025-07-22T14:14:02.325785 application/epub+zip 293759 2025-07-22T14:14:01.295744 application/epub+zip 473881 2025-07-22T14:14:12.531727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425388 2025-07-22T14:14:07.168775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412574 2022-08-25T15:12:26.582997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524386 2025-07-22T14:13:59.225778 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 524656 2018-04-01T11:32:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19339 2025-07-22T14:14:12.664702 application/rdf+xml 14858 2025-07-22T14:14:01.387782 image/jpeg 2562 2025-07-22T14:14:01.342737 image/jpeg 200419 2018-04-01T11:32:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 286214 2018-04-01T11:32:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 302144 2025-07-22T14:14:00.330755 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