Project Gutenberg 2020-11-24 Public domain in the USA. 160 Brackett, Leigh 1915 1978 Brackett, Leigh Douglass Hamilton, Leigh Brackett The Beast-Jewel of Mars Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1948 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Beast-Jewel of Mars" by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The book is set on Mars and explores complex themes of identity, civilization, and the primal instincts buried within humanity. The narrative primarily follows Burk Winters, a troubled Earthman who seeks to escape his pain through a psychedelic substance known as Shanga, which leads him on a journey into the darker aspects of Martian society. The story unfolds as Burk Winters, haunted by the disappearance of his fiancée, Jill Leland, travels to Mars, where he becomes entangled with the seductive and addictive world of Shanga. This place, designed as an escape for weary Terrans, devolves into a chaotic playground of primal instincts that strips away the veneer of civilization. As Winters undergoes a transformation back to a more primitive state, he grapples with his identity and desires. When he finds Jill, transformed by the same drug, Burk faces the challenge of saving her from the perils of Shanga while confronting the Martian society that revels in their degeneration. The climax stresses the struggle between the remnants of civilization and the allure of primal forces, leaving readers to ponder the nature of humanity and the cost of one's desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Missing persons -- Fiction Martians -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 114093 2025-07-25T09:31:16.263669 text/html 91036 2024-10-18T08:32:55 text/html 734843 2025-07-25T09:31:18.869681 application/epub+zip 735433 2025-07-25T09:31:16.836674 application/epub+zip 104267 2025-07-25T09:31:16.513678 application/epub+zip 786747 2025-07-25T09:31:20.501665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 778633 2025-07-25T09:31:18.606651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148067 2022-09-28T19:21:03.524870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105937 2025-07-25T09:31:16.068664 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86108 2024-10-18T08:32:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17082 2025-07-25T09:31:20.630647 application/rdf+xml 32411 2025-07-25T09:31:16.651654 image/jpeg 5293 2025-07-25T09:31:16.593662 image/jpeg 887185 2025-07-25T09:31:16.288663 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