Project Gutenberg 2019-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 157 McKenna, Richard 1913 1964 McKenna, Richard Milton McKenna, R. M. Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH The Night of Hoggy Darn Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, December 1958 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Night of Hoggy Darn" by Richard McKenna is a science fiction novel written in the late 20th century. The story follows Flinter Cole, a young ecologist on a mission to study the ecosystem of the hermit planet New Cornwall, particularly focusing on a giant flightless bird called the stomper, whose population is in danger. As Cole navigates his field assignment, he finds himself caught in a web of local beliefs, intrigue, and the darker aspects of the planet's history—a complexity that he must unravel to fulfill his research objectives. The opening of the novel presents Cole’s journey aboard the space freighter "Gorbals", where he learns about the dangerous inhabitants of New Cornwall and the ecological crisis at play. As an inexperienced ecologist, he grapples with his anxiety about the assignment while building relationships with the ship's crew and the enigmatic woman, Pia Vignoli, whose family dynamics are tied to the planet's troubling past. Upon arrival, he discovers the locals' mistrust of outsiders and the significance of the stomper within their society, particularly as tensions rise in light of an impending event known as Hoggy Darn. The stage is set for a conflict between scientific exploration and cultural beliefs, indicating a blend of adventure, ecology, and ethics in Cole's quest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Space colonies -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 137566 2025-07-24T07:38:18.739518 text/html 114912 2024-10-17T14:35:29 text/html 421174 2025-07-24T07:38:21.698537 application/epub+zip 423237 2025-07-24T07:38:19.190537 application/epub+zip 120466 2025-07-24T07:38:18.935487 application/epub+zip 479149 2025-07-24T07:38:23.434464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470181 2025-07-24T07:38:21.263473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167851 2022-09-27T12:27:44.950209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128573 2025-07-24T07:38:18.500519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108710 2024-10-17T14:35:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17847 2025-07-24T07:38:23.584477 application/rdf+xml 29802 2025-07-24T07:38:19.023531 image/jpeg 5053 2025-07-24T07:38:18.979487 image/jpeg 768404 2025-07-24T07:38:18.765509 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 en.wikipedia