Project Gutenberg 2020-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 102 Panshin, Alexei 1940 Panshin, Alexis Adams Nodel, Norman 1922 2000 Yeshaya, Nochem Down to the Worlds of Men Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Down to the Worlds of Men" by Alexei Panshin is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The storyline revolves around a group of adolescents who are sent on a survival trial to a distant planet called Tintera, where they must find their way in an unfamiliar and potentially dangerous environment. The novel explores themes of growth, personal responsibility, and the clash between different cultures as the characters navigate the challenges of survival and their views on humanity. The narrative follows Mia Havero, a fourteen-year-old girl who is part of a group sent to Tintera as part of their coming-of-age Trial. As she embarks on this daunting adventure, Mia confronts social tensions between her insulated upbringing on a spaceship and the primitive society she encounters on Tintera. She faces numerous obstacles, including treacherous encounters with the planet's inhabitants and her internal struggle with identity and belonging. Mia's journey is marked by moments of courageous defiance, particularly against those who represent oppressive norms, leading to significant personal growth. As the trials unfold, she learns valuable lessons about friendship, the consequences of societal choices, and what it truly means to be human. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 93.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Survival -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Teenage girls -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 89893 2025-06-24T10:39:27.998127 text/html 66421 2024-10-17T16:25:38 text/html 307411 2025-06-24T10:39:30.030180 application/epub+zip 306226 2025-06-24T10:39:28.401166 application/epub+zip 94572 2025-06-24T10:39:28.174120 application/epub+zip 353070 2025-06-24T10:39:31.626093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345088 2025-06-24T10:39:29.821146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133754 2022-09-27T18:12:42.651053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82338 2023-09-26T08:59:04.535125 text/plain 62392 2024-10-17T16:25:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17147 2025-06-24T10:39:31.757109 application/rdf+xml 31254 2025-06-24T10:39:28.257112 image/jpeg 4967 2025-06-24T10:39:28.216120 image/jpeg 490412 2025-06-24T10:39:28.014104 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