Project Gutenberg 2021-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 102 Wells, Basil 1912 2003 Wells, Basil Eugene Ellerman, Gene Animat Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1949 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Animat" by Basil Wells is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. Set on the inhospitable planet Venus, the story explores the themes of identity and humanity through the experiences of an android named J46 (Jay Forsix) and his companions, a group of survivors following a crash landing. The narrative delves into the blurred lines between man and machine, while characters grapple with their survival in a hostile environment inhabited by strange creatures. The plot follows Jay Forsix, an android who discovers he may have human qualities and memories as he seeks to protect his human companions, including the ambitious Ina Haan and the privileged Thela Draper. After their ship, the "Sun Maiden", crashes, they must fend off aggressive frog-like natives known as the butrads while trying to uncover the secret of their own identities. As tensions rise between the human characters and their feelings for one another, particularly between Jay and Ina, the narrative escalates into conflict and betrayal. Ultimately, the story raises questions about loyalty and the nature of existence, culminating in a struggle for survival that tests the bonds of trust among the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Castaways -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 59108 2025-07-25T12:49:48.929947 text/html 35711 2024-10-18T11:06:03 text/html 469481 2025-07-25T12:49:50.825999 application/epub+zip 468315 2025-07-25T12:49:49.358001 application/epub+zip 88041 2025-07-25T12:49:49.114949 application/epub+zip 508191 2025-07-25T12:49:52.104959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500846 2025-07-25T12:49:50.594977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120707 2022-09-29T05:54:28.705961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52180 2025-07-25T12:49:48.799965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32443 2024-10-18T11:06:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16950 2025-07-25T12:49:52.227943 application/rdf+xml 36515 2025-07-25T12:49:49.215971 image/jpeg 5619 2025-07-25T12:49:49.163952 image/jpeg 451154 2025-07-25T12:49:48.942003 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