Project Gutenberg 2020-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 119 Payne, Paul L. 1921 1992 Payne, Paul Lawrence As It Was Produced from Planet Stories November 1952 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "As It Was" by Paul L. Payne is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The story unfolds on the alien planet Thisbe II, where a group of big-game hunters, led by the renowned Pritchard, explores a world filled with unique and often deadly creatures. The novel grapples with themes of survival, the nature of intelligence, and moral dilemmas regarding hunting and human interaction with extraterrestrial life. In the narrative, Pritchard and his team arrive on Thisbe II, expecting a thrilling hunt. However, their expedition quickly escalates into chaos as they encounter not only the planet's bizarre wildlife but also the enigmatic presence referred to as "The One." This entity wields a form of mental control over the creatures of Thisbe II, which ultimately leads to conflict between Pritchard's party and the inhabitants of the planet. A chance encounter with Cornelia Boyce, a survivor from an earlier expedition, adds emotional depth as she advocates for the sentience of the beings on Thisbe II, challenging Pritchard's views. As they battle the deadly combinations of nature and the unseen forces at play, the novel explores the consequences of human actions in a world where the line between predator and prey is unsettlingly blurred. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Hunters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 125336 2025-07-25T09:55:46.130002 text/html 102914 2024-10-18T08:50:36 text/html 411590 2025-07-25T09:55:48.607981 application/epub+zip 412210 2025-07-25T09:55:46.612028 application/epub+zip 113005 2025-07-25T09:55:46.339993 application/epub+zip 465711 2025-07-25T09:55:50.236985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457575 2025-07-25T09:55:48.378987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158385 2022-09-28T20:05:47.491724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116987 2025-07-25T09:55:45.920015 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97228 2024-10-18T08:50:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16766 2025-07-25T09:55:50.361964 application/rdf+xml 29338 2025-07-25T09:55:46.449975 image/jpeg 5129 2025-07-25T09:55:46.395980 image/jpeg 515569 2025-07-25T09:55:46.148029 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