Project Gutenberg 2019-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 85 De Vet, Charles V. 1911 1997 DeVet, Charles V. Vet, Charles V. de Vet, Charles Vincent de Lorelei Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1961 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Lorelei" by Charles V. De Vet is a science fiction novel written during the early 1960s. The story delves into themes of isolation and humanity's psychological responses under dire circumstances, following a group of astronauts stranded on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. The narrative primarily revolves around the presence of an anamorph, a being capable of shaping itself according to their desires, which serves as both a comfort and a complicated psychological challenge for the crew members. The plot centers on the protagonist, Bill Lutscher, who grapples with the realities of their situation as their food supply dwindles and hope fades. As the crew interacts with the anamorph, they project their own emotional needs onto it while struggling with their personal demons. With tensions rising, and one crew member, Kohnke, succumbing to madness, Lutscher devises a desperate plan to use the anamorph's abilities to secure the resources necessary for survival. In a climactic moment, Kohnke, influenced by his delusions of grandeur, inadvertently commands the anamorph to create fuel while showcasing the dangers of unchecked imagination and mental instability. The story explores the intersection of desire, identity, and madness against the backdrop of isolation in space. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Survival -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Europa (Satellite) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 44680 2025-06-24T09:12:55.777560 text/html 20881 2024-10-17T15:32:41 text/html 84893 2025-06-24T09:12:57.758581 application/epub+zip 83747 2025-06-24T09:12:56.179575 application/epub+zip 83746 2025-06-24T09:12:55.955651 application/epub+zip 118160 2025-06-24T09:12:59.156640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111328 2025-06-24T09:12:57.530532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111519 2022-09-27T15:12:48.943488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38332 2023-09-26T07:41:36.106708 text/plain 18554 2024-10-17T15:32:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16670 2025-06-24T09:12:59.293550 application/rdf+xml 28111 2025-06-24T09:12:56.045618 image/jpeg 5188 2025-06-24T09:12:55.999649 image/jpeg 257985 2025-06-24T09:12:55.787658 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