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 Project Gutenberg 2020-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 96 Wesley, Bill Eberle, Joseph 1926 2006 Eberle, Joseph R. Eberle, J. R. The Primus Curse Produced from Planet Stories May 1954 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Primus Curse" by Bill Wesley is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Captain Evan Grimes and his crew aboard the spaceship Vulcan, who are tasked with investigating the mysterious deaths of previous explorers on a planet called Primus. As they navigate through a tense atmosphere filled with uncertainty and danger, the novel explores themes of psychological manipulation and the moral implications of space exploration. In this gripping narrative, Captain Grimes faces the brutal reality of leading a combat mission into uncharted territory. After several crew members succumb to unexplained deaths, the mission's urgency escalates, leading to risky decisions and confrontations. As Grimes copes with the pressure and potential loss of his men, he discovers that a seemingly innocuous pill taken by his crew members interacts dangerously with the planet's atmosphere, leading to fatal hallucinations and violent results. With a mixture of action, psychological tension, and ethical dilemmas, "The Primus Curse" challenges readers to reflect on the cost of human curiosity and the consequences of extending our reach into the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Mystery fiction Mercury (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 61519 2025-07-25T08:56:57.242154 text/html 37868 2024-10-18T08:05:18 text/html 358774 2025-07-25T08:56:59.285186 application/epub+zip 357607 2025-07-25T08:56:57.680154 application/epub+zip 88150 2025-07-25T08:56:57.424154 application/epub+zip 396002 2025-07-25T08:57:00.560157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389069 2025-07-25T08:56:58.961147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119772 2022-09-28T18:07:33.875728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54821 2025-07-25T08:56:57.120170 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35067 2024-10-18T08:05:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16921 2025-07-25T08:57:00.693146 application/rdf+xml 31483 2025-07-25T08:56:57.531216 image/jpeg 5016 2025-07-25T08:56:57.479175 image/jpeg 485815 2025-07-25T08:56:57.255190 application/octet-stream application/zip