Project Gutenberg 2019-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 66 Kastle, Herbert D. 1924 1987 Castle, Herb Kastle, Herbert David Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH The Outer Quiet 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 Outer Quiet" by Herbert D. Kastle is a science fiction novel that was likely written in the mid-20th century, during the 1950s. The narrative unfolds in a dystopian future where humanity has been subjugated by powerful alien overlords known as the Conquerors. The story centers around themes of fear, obedience, and the quest for freedom, exploring human resilience amidst oppression. The protagonist, George Lowery, has been imprisoned in a repressive society where he and other American trainees are subjected to dehumanizing treatment and strict regulations under the watchful eyes of the Conquerors. Driven by the desperate hope of reuniting with his wife, Adele, George confronts this bleak environment, marked by an absence of communication and a looming threat of punishment for any resistance. The plot thickens as George eventually finds Adele, and together they reclaim their humanity and instigate a rebellion against their oppressors. Their journey culminates in a violent uprising which leads to the eradication of the alien overseers, leaving the remnants of humanity to grapple with the fallout and rebuild after oppression, symbolizing hope and the indomitable spirit of love and resistance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Prisoners -- Fiction Prisons -- Fiction United States -- Fiction Revolutions -- Fiction Apocalyptic fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 50804 2025-07-23T12:36:16.776113 text/html 46980 2019-04-12T09:04:32 text/html 346621 2025-07-23T12:36:18.439133 application/epub+zip 345465 2025-07-23T12:36:17.156132 application/epub+zip 86161 2025-07-23T12:36:16.940109 application/epub+zip 381523 2025-07-23T12:36:19.584108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373879 2025-07-23T12:36:18.234110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114909 2022-09-26T22:01:41.589876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44012 2025-07-23T12:36:16.675119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44248 2019-04-12T09:08:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20897 2025-07-23T12:36:19.724090 application/rdf+xml 29641 2025-07-23T12:36:17.020097 image/jpeg 4830 2025-07-23T12:36:16.980096 image/jpeg 522284 2019-04-12T09:09:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 17013 2019-04-12T09:09:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 525314 2025-07-23T12:36:16.792142 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