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Title: Quest of Thig
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1942
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Quest of Thig" by Basil Wells is a science fiction novel set during the early to mid-20th century. The book revolves around a character named Thig, an Orthan warrior who travels to Earth with a mission to evaluate the planet for colonization by his race, known as the Horde. As Thig interacts with Earth and its inhabitants, he experiences emotions and perspectives that ultimately challenge his loyalty to the cold, utilitarian ethos of his people. The story follows Thig as he disguises himself as a human after capturing Lewis Terry, a writer, and absorbing his memories. Initially focused on the conquest of Earth, Thig's time among humans—especially his interactions with Ellen, Terry's wife, and their children—transforms him. He begins to question the morality of his mission and the oppressive culture of the Horde. As the plot unfolds, Thig becomes torn between his duty to his race and his newfound appreciation for love, individuality, and the human experience. Ultimately, he rejects the destructive plans of his comrades, opting to return to Earth and live with the legacy of the man he has replaced, perpetually shaped by the memories and emotions he once sought to plunder. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Wells, Basil, 1912-2003
EBook No.: 62198
Published: May 22, 2020
Downloads: 71
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Long Island (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Quest of Thig
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1942
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Quest of Thig" by Basil Wells is a science fiction novel set during the early to mid-20th century. The book revolves around a character named Thig, an Orthan warrior who travels to Earth with a mission to evaluate the planet for colonization by his race, known as the Horde. As Thig interacts with Earth and its inhabitants, he experiences emotions and perspectives that ultimately challenge his loyalty to the cold, utilitarian ethos of his people. The story follows Thig as he disguises himself as a human after capturing Lewis Terry, a writer, and absorbing his memories. Initially focused on the conquest of Earth, Thig's time among humans—especially his interactions with Ellen, Terry's wife, and their children—transforms him. He begins to question the morality of his mission and the oppressive culture of the Horde. As the plot unfolds, Thig becomes torn between his duty to his race and his newfound appreciation for love, individuality, and the human experience. Ultimately, he rejects the destructive plans of his comrades, opting to return to Earth and live with the legacy of the man he has replaced, perpetually shaped by the memories and emotions he once sought to plunder. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Wells, Basil, 1912-2003
EBook No.: 62198
Published: May 22, 2020
Downloads: 71
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Long Island (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.