Project Gutenberg 2020-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 302 Bradbury, Ray 1920 2012 Elliott, William Bradbury, Raymond Douglas Sterling, Brett Asleep in Armageddon Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1948 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Asleep in Armageddon" by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction short story set in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around a space traveler, Leonard Sale, who crash-lands on a seemingly tranquil planetoid after an accident in space. The story explores themes of isolation, the nature of consciousness, and the haunting specters of war that resonate within Sale's mind as he grapples with his impending rescue and the psychological turmoil from being trapped with ancient warrior spirits. The plot delves into Sale’s battle against the encroaching insanity brought on by sleep deprivation and the haunting voices of two ancient warriors, Iorr and Tylle, who seek to use his consciousness to relive their own eternal conflict. As Sale fights to stay awake, the story captures his descent into madness, illuminated by his interactions with the voices symbolizing humanity's violent past, ultimately leading to a tragic climax when he succumbs to sleep just as rescue arrives. In the end, the chilling irony of his fate underscores the profound psychological horror that mirrors the larger themes of war and human suffering that permeate Bradbury's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Horror tales Ghosts -- Fiction Castaways -- Fiction Nightmares -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: American Literature 55226 2025-09-25T08:56:18.656984 text/html 31506 2024-10-18T08:19:48 text/html 479428 2025-09-25T08:56:20.569984 application/epub+zip 478241 2025-09-25T08:56:19.104016 application/epub+zip 80670 2025-09-25T08:56:18.846986 application/epub+zip 517787 2025-09-25T08:56:21.797993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509382 2025-09-25T08:56:20.348029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112243 2022-09-28T18:55:18.865738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47355 2025-09-25T08:56:18.442028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27552 2024-10-18T08:19:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18050 2025-09-25T08:56:21.915000 application/rdf+xml 32411 2025-09-25T08:56:18.949054 image/jpeg 5293 2025-09-25T08:56:18.897034 image/jpeg 570812 2025-09-25T08:56:18.673023 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