Project Gutenberg 2020-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 123 Lewis, Jack Vestal, Herman B. 1916 2007 Vestal, H. B. (Herman B.) Vestal, Herman Beeson Beeson Purple Forever Produced from Planet Stories November 1953 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Purple Forever" by Jack Lewis is a science fiction novel written in the early to mid-1950s. The story revolves around former Major Carl Keating, who is drawn back into the world of astronomical exploration through a mysterious invitation from Dr. Norman Hamlin. It delves into themes of immortality and human morality as Keating and a small team embark on a perilous journey to Venus, a planet long believed to be inhospitable to human life, only to uncover startling truths that challenge their understanding of life, death, and what it means to be truly alive. In the narrative, Keating is confronted with a web of intrigue involving long-lost astronauts thought to be dead, the promise of an atmosphere that allows human survival against all odds, and the moral implications of sacrificing sentient life forms for the sake of human immortality. As the crew navigates the dangers of Venus and their own interpersonal conflicts, Keating must grapple with the choices they face, ultimately leading to a profound confrontation with ethical dilemmas surrounding survival and what individuals are willing to do to secure their own immortality. Each character’s motivations create a tension-filled dynamic that propels the story toward its gripping climax. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Venus (Planet) -- Fiction Immortality -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 84064 2025-06-25T10:01:27.317251 text/html 60820 2024-10-18T09:31:40 text/html 511278 2025-06-25T10:01:29.336216 application/epub+zip 510101 2025-06-25T10:01:27.775216 application/epub+zip 87193 2025-06-25T10:01:27.519201 application/epub+zip 554674 2025-06-25T10:01:30.677172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547542 2025-06-25T10:01:29.116270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124915 2022-09-28T21:59:33.931800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76745 2025-06-25T10:01:27.180185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56944 2024-10-18T09:31:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17347 2025-06-25T10:01:30.800173 application/rdf+xml 30404 2025-06-25T10:01:27.620207 image/jpeg 5054 2025-06-25T10:01:27.569212 image/jpeg 489538 2025-06-25T10:01:27.332244 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