Project Gutenberg 2020-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 139 Curry, Mike The Recluse Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1954 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Recluse" by Mike Curry is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story centers on Arak Miller, who finds himself trapped on an uninhabitable planet after a disastrous event separates him from Earth and his family. Years later, upon spotting a ship from Earth, Miller grapples with the resurgence of hope and the painful memories of his life before isolation. The narrative unfolds as Arak Miller, who has adapted to life on the desolate planet, hears a human voice after many years of solitude but soon discovers that the ship's arrival does not bring salvation. Instead, he realizes that the oppressors from a slave world have taken control of the situation, turning his dreams of rescue into despair. Faced with the collapse of his hopes and the brutal reality of the new regime, Miller resolves to destroy the connections to his past life and hide in the wilderness, believing he is the only free man left in a world of captivity. The novella explores themes of isolation, survival, and the struggle for freedom against overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Life on other planets -- Fiction Castaways -- Fiction Solitude -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 34110 2025-07-25T08:51:43.403191 text/html 10208 2024-10-18T08:02:03 text/html 430639 2025-07-25T08:51:45.154226 application/epub+zip 429484 2025-07-25T08:51:43.847201 application/epub+zip 77040 2025-07-25T08:51:43.611271 application/epub+zip 462230 2025-07-25T08:51:46.284190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454926 2025-07-25T08:51:44.950424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102615 2022-09-28T17:56:32.252208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28159 2025-07-25T08:51:43.312205 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 8395 2024-10-18T08:02:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16533 2025-07-25T08:51:46.404185 application/rdf+xml 30505 2025-07-25T08:51:43.720186 image/jpeg 5294 2025-07-25T08:51:43.661184 image/jpeg 428611 2025-07-25T08:51:43.416235 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