Project Gutenberg 2020-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 101 Lewis, Richard O. Morey, Leo 1889 1965 Morey y Pena, Leopoldo Raul Zurk Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1941 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Zurk" by Richard O. Lewis is a science fiction novella likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds on a moon of Jupiter, where Earthians face dire threats from sinister creatures known as the "Creatures of Darkness." The narrative delves into themes of sacrifice, the bond between father and daughter, and the struggle for survival in a hostile environment. The plot centers around Guyard and his daughter Marene as they prepare for the impending capture by the malevolent beings who demand youth as tribute. Guyard, through years of effort, has created a steel giant named Zurk, intending it to be a savior. However, due to a malfunction, Zurk remains inert. As the story progresses, Guyard's desperate last moments allow his consciousness to transfer into Zurk, reviving the giant who becomes their only hope against their oppressors. In a climactic battle, Zurk fights to protect the Earthians and ultimately sacrifices his existence in a final effort to thwart the alien threat, realizing the only way to power a weapon against them is to fuse his energy with it, leading to a heroic, bittersweet conclusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Robots -- Fiction Revolutions -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 62376 2025-07-24T13:43:40.621691 text/html 38770 2024-10-18T03:13:47 text/html 258287 2025-07-24T13:43:42.525748 application/epub+zip 257115 2025-07-24T13:43:41.033743 application/epub+zip 86971 2025-07-24T13:43:40.800718 application/epub+zip 295318 2025-07-24T13:43:43.904665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287909 2025-07-24T13:43:42.319677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118028 2022-09-28T01:17:34.746002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55327 2025-07-24T13:43:40.485721 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35618 2024-10-18T03:13:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16556 2025-07-24T13:43:44.036652 application/rdf+xml 30776 2025-07-24T13:43:40.893678 image/jpeg 4812 2025-07-24T13:43:40.846711 image/jpeg 598258 2025-07-24T13:43:40.639680 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