Project Gutenberg 2019-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 132 Arkawy, Norman 1927 2004 Arkawy, Norman M. Henig, Stanley Peace Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, October 1954 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Peace" by Norman Arkawy and Stanley Henig is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The story explores themes of war, peace, and the nature of civilization as it unfolds in a futuristic setting where Earth and Venus engage in a violent conflict, ultimately leading to an unexpected resolution. The narrative delves into the complexities of interplanetary relations and the inherent challenges in establishing peace between two very different societies. The storyline centers on the war between Earth and Venus, sparked by misunderstandings and escalated by Earth's aggressive nature. Following a series of hostile encounters, the Venusians, who have long considered Earth’s inhabitants as warlike, find themselves forced to defend their planet against an invasion. The eventual victory of the Venusians leads to the establishment of a provisional government on Earth, where they impose a strict regime to ensure peace and order. This authoritarian governance includes unusual citizen duties and even population control measures, raising questions about the price of peace and the moral implications of such governance as the inhabitants of Earth are compelled to adapt to a new way of life under their Venusian occupiers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories War stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 50002 2025-06-23T11:26:36.037802 text/html 45881 2019-01-20T09:28:30 text/html 199366 2025-06-23T11:26:37.937752 application/epub+zip 198217 2025-06-23T11:26:36.465831 application/epub+zip 79400 2025-06-23T11:26:36.223778 application/epub+zip 234436 2025-06-23T11:26:39.250747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227366 2025-06-23T11:26:37.712818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108676 2022-09-26T16:41:54.128376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43418 2025-06-23T11:26:35.922750 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43289 2019-01-20T09:28:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19692 2025-06-23T11:26:39.394763 application/rdf+xml 24413 2025-06-23T11:26:36.301749 image/jpeg 4707 2025-06-23T11:26:36.262792 image/jpeg 173934 2019-01-20T09:28:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 16379 2019-01-20T09:28:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 174951 2025-06-23T11:26:36.048772 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