Project Gutenberg 2020-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 110 Oberfield, William Oberfield, Bill Vestal, Herman B. 1916 2007 Vestal, H. B. (Herman B.) Vestal, Herman Beeson Beeson Poison Planet Produced from Planet Stories January 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poison Planet" by William Oberfield is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around an expedition of Earthmen, led by Captain James McBride, who are the first to set foot on the planet Venus. As they initially encounter a seemingly fertile and calm environment, they soon discover that the flora and fauna are toxic, which presents dire challenges as they attempt to survive. The narrative unfolds with the crew grappling with starvation as they are unable to cultivate crops due to the invasive and lethal nature of Venusian plants. Tension mounts when desperation drives one crew member to commit suicide, leading the others to face moral dilemmas as hunger drives them towards cannibalism. Just as all hope seems lost, Flaunders, the expedition’s botanist, announces a breakthrough in countering the planet's poison, igniting a glimmer of hope amid the darkness. However, an undercurrent of suspicion and ethical questions looms over the crew as they navigate their dwindling humanity in their struggle for survival. Ultimately, the story explores themes of desperation, survival, and the thin veneer of civilization that can quickly unravel under extreme circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Venus (Planet) -- Fiction Starvation -- Fiction Cannibalism -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 60666 2025-06-25T09:07:48.289649 text/html 36972 2024-10-18T08:49:39 text/html 444514 2025-06-25T09:07:50.087670 application/epub+zip 443348 2025-06-25T09:07:48.709723 application/epub+zip 80807 2025-06-25T09:07:48.466646 application/epub+zip 482974 2025-06-25T09:07:51.284710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475894 2025-06-25T09:07:49.880646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113515 2022-09-28T20:02:55.825267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54184 2025-06-25T09:07:48.178650 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34372 2024-10-18T08:49:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17361 2025-06-25T09:07:51.409651 application/rdf+xml 33104 2025-06-25T09:07:48.566646 image/jpeg 5403 2025-06-25T09:07:48.514658 image/jpeg 540461 2025-06-25T09:07:48.304665 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