Project Gutenberg 2020-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 133 Daley, Donald F. The Abandoned of Yan Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Abandoned of Yan" by Donald F. Daley is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. This poignant story explores themes of abandonment, societal norms, and emotional turmoil within a futuristic setting where individuals can be classified as "Abandoned" and face dire consequences. Focusing on the plight of a woman named Marigold, the narrative delves into her struggle after being left by her husband, highlighting her desperation and the dehumanizing systems surrounding her. The story follows Marigold as she confronts her new identity as an "Abandoned" after her husband walks out on her, leaving her in a precarious situation where her rights are stripped away. As she fills out various forms that label her existence in cold bureaucratic terms, she grapples with the loss of her family and the impending separation from her children. Her emotional journey leads her to make a difficult choice to abandon her husband in return after he rescues her from the grips of the Protection People, ultimately telling a dark tale to her children about their father's fate. The narrative culminates in a cycle of abandonment, vengeance, and the harsh reality faced by those deemed unworthy by society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Husband and wife -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 38794 2025-06-24T10:28:53.699205 text/html 14926 2024-10-17T16:15:55 text/html 99870 2025-06-24T10:28:55.208202 application/epub+zip 98695 2025-06-24T10:28:54.041203 application/epub+zip 82522 2025-06-24T10:28:53.845254 application/epub+zip 132059 2025-06-24T10:28:56.280197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124794 2025-06-24T10:28:55.024221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108794 2022-09-27T17:48:21.865971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32751 2023-09-26T08:48:26.934370 text/plain 12936 2024-10-17T16:15:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15671 2025-06-24T10:28:56.396216 application/rdf+xml 30145 2025-06-24T10:28:53.923221 image/jpeg 4880 2025-06-24T10:28:53.884228 image/jpeg 319790 2025-06-24T10:28:53.708219 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