Project Gutenberg 2019-04-10 Public domain in the USA. 139 Fritch, Charles E. 1927 2012 The Pacifists Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1955 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Pacifists" by Charles E. Fritch is a science fiction novel first published in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a group of Earthmen exploring an alien planet that appears to be desolate and populated by people who exist in a bizarre state of detachment from reality. The book explores themes of human nature, conflict, and the consequences of a society that purges violence at the expense of vigilance against potential dangers. In the narrative, three Earthmen, Hinckley, Compton, and Parker, land on an enigmatic planet where they encounter humanoid beings that seem oblivious to their presence. As they investigate, they discover that the inhabitants live in a kind of mass hypnosis, disconnected from reality. While Hinckley and Compton grapple with the implications of this revelation, Parker, motivated by selfish desires, goes off on his own. Eventually, he confronts the people he underestimated, only to meet a violent end at their hands. This outcome underscores the dangers of complacency and the illusion of safety in a world that has stripped away the instincts for survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 44784 2025-07-23T12:33:34.211857 text/html 41184 2019-04-10T09:57:54 text/html 101039 2025-07-23T12:33:35.895850 application/epub+zip 99891 2025-07-23T12:33:34.569868 application/epub+zip 83574 2025-07-23T12:33:34.362841 application/epub+zip 135365 2025-07-23T12:33:37.005864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127839 2025-07-23T12:33:35.708856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111785 2022-09-26T21:55:02.698061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38329 2025-07-23T12:33:34.051841 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38593 2019-04-10T09:57:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19192 2025-07-23T12:33:37.130845 application/rdf+xml 29641 2025-07-23T12:33:34.446886 image/jpeg 4830 2025-07-23T12:33:34.404840 image/jpeg 333345 2019-04-10T09:57:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 14598 2019-04-10T09:57:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 335005 2025-07-23T12:33:34.221862 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