Project Gutenberg 2019-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 141 Holden, Fox B. 1923 Dearest Enemy Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, October 1956 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dearest Enemy" by Fox B. Holden is a science fiction novel likely penned in the mid-20th century, specifically during the 1950s. The book explores themes of isolation, war, and the human condition amid the backdrop of space exploration and an escalating cold war. It delves into the psyche of a soldier trapped in a space mission gone awry, emphasizing the consequences of conflict amidst vast, unforgiving space. The story follows Major Joshua Thorn, who finds himself aboard Vanguard-I, a spacecraft designed for observational purposes. After a catastrophic event leads to the obliteration of humanity on Earth, Thorn grapples with the surreal reality of being potentially the last human alive. As he struggles with grief and despair, he discovers a new land on Venus, only to encounter another human, an enemy soldier. In a moment that encapsulates the cruel irony of war, Thorn is forced to confront his conditioning as he ultimately kills the stranger, solidifying the grim fate of his own kind. The novel raises profound questions about loyalty, identity, and what it means to be human when faced with annihilation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories War stories Astronauts -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 60627 2025-06-23T15:34:59.114922 text/html 57627 2019-05-21T20:33:10 text/html 230608 2025-06-23T15:35:01.202888 application/epub+zip 229471 2025-06-23T15:34:59.551904 application/epub+zip 90604 2025-06-23T15:34:59.303923 application/epub+zip 268574 2025-06-23T15:35:02.710918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261192 2025-06-23T15:35:00.963926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122696 2022-09-27T01:00:59.901932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53615 2025-06-23T15:34:58.961923 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53869 2019-05-21T20:33:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18925 2025-06-23T15:35:02.858878 application/rdf+xml 26655 2025-06-23T15:34:59.395897 image/jpeg 4919 2025-06-23T15:34:59.349921 image/jpeg 21506 2019-05-21T20:33:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 520972 2019-05-21T20:33:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 523208 2025-06-23T15:34:59.133920 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