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 Project Gutenberg 2020-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 158 Stamers, James Thall E Being Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1962 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "E Being" by James Stamers is a science fiction story written in the early 1960s. This imaginative tale explores themes of energy, existence, and the human experience through the lens of an individual who transforms into an "e being" after traveling at light speed. It examines the implications of this transformation, both on the protagonist and the fabric of reality itself. The narrative follows the protagonist, who becomes an e being—a form of life based on energy rather than matter—after a space travel accident. Floating in a strange, energy-filled realm, he encounters other similar beings and soon realizes the implications of his new state of existence. As he navigates his new environment, he unwittingly consumes the energy of nearby humans, leading to chaotic consequences. The story culminates in the protagonist being captured in a Leyden jar by Doctor McPherson, who has suspicions about the source of the strange disturbances caused by the protagonist's actions. Ultimately, the tale explores the balance between energy and existence, the unpredictability of technology, and the ethical dilemmas of consumption, all while maintaining a humorous yet cautionary tone. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Metamorphosis -- Fiction Communication -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 48621 2025-06-24T09:30:18.784427 text/html 24913 2024-10-17T15:40:29 text/html 218384 2025-06-24T09:30:22.281424 application/epub+zip 217227 2025-06-24T09:30:19.261458 application/epub+zip 80569 2025-06-24T09:30:19.002441 application/epub+zip 254593 2025-06-24T09:30:24.610468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247401 2025-06-24T09:30:22.027434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110973 2022-09-27T15:48:37.663646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41994 2023-09-26T07:57:00.852372 text/plain 22197 2024-10-17T15:40:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16118 2025-06-24T09:30:24.780383 application/rdf+xml 25521 2025-06-24T09:30:19.108430 image/jpeg 4330 2025-06-24T09:30:19.054418 image/jpeg 360638 2025-06-24T09:30:18.826462 application/octet-stream application/zip