Project Gutenberg 2020-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 125 Winterbotham, R. R. (Russell Robert) 1904 1971 Winterbotham, Russell Robert Winterbotham, Russ Winterbotham, R.R. Hall Dead Man's Planet Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1941 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dead Man's Planet" by R. R. Winterbotham is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The book explores the theme of isolation, alien life forms, and the consequences of scientific experiments gone awry on a barren asteroid. The storyline revolves around the unexpected discovery of a human-like figure on an asteroid that initially appears lifeless, leading to a deeper investigation into the unique ecology and the tragic history of its sole inhabitant. The plot follows Mick Conner and Alf Rankin, two astronauts who land on the asteroid for repairs and stumble upon the strange plant life and the mysterious Ghor, who claims to have been born and raised on the asteroid. As they interact with Ghor, they learn of the biochemistry that allows the plant life to regenerate and the dark legacy of Ghor's father, who had tried to manipulate these alien species. Tensions rise as the astronauts face dangers from the aggressive plant life, culminating in Ghor's sacrifice to protect them, revealing that he is more than just a human, but a hybrid being created from plant life. This poignant ending explores themes of identity, sacrifice, and the blurred lines between man and nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 54588 2025-07-24T12:54:01.768125 text/html 30946 2024-10-17T17:45:11 text/html 346967 2025-07-24T12:54:03.703093 application/epub+zip 345798 2025-07-24T12:54:02.189121 application/epub+zip 76917 2025-07-24T12:54:01.946090 application/epub+zip 382278 2025-07-24T12:54:04.969121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375132 2025-07-24T12:54:03.466132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106531 2022-09-27T23:30:18.974682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47717 2025-07-24T12:54:01.629112 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27972 2024-10-17T17:45:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17023 2025-07-24T12:54:05.109085 application/rdf+xml 36603 2025-07-24T12:54:02.041111 image/jpeg 5555 2025-07-24T12:54:01.990114 image/jpeg 564022 2025-07-24T12:54:01.784122 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