Project Gutenberg 2021-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 115 Whiteside, Stanley The Sun-Death Produced from Planet Stories January 1953 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Sun-Death" by Stanley Whiteside is a science fiction novel set in a futuristic universe where space travel and mutinies aboard interplanetary ships unfold. Written during the early 1950s, the narrative revolves around Captain Lodar of the spaceship Vulcan, whose desperation to return to Earth stems from the deeply human instinct to seek the familiar in the face of imminent death. The story grapples with themes of morality, survival, and the exploitation of sentient beings, particularly the Venus Mutes—a group depicted as alien yet eerily humanlike. In the tale, Lodar's crew, desperate and morally compromised, engage in a mutiny led by resentment against their captain's decisions, which include the heinous act of killing Mutes to avoid detection by Earth patrols. The protagonist, Ray Burk, navigates his complex emotions towards both the beautiful but fiery missionary Ellenor and the morally questionable actions of his captain. As the story unfolds, tension rises aboard the Vulcan, leading to confrontation and chaos amidst an inevitable downfall. Ray’s internal conflict ultimately leads him to take a stand against the inhumanity displayed by Lodar and the crew, culminating in a gripping moral and existential reckoning as they all confront their fates. Through Ray's transformation and newfound purpose, the book also emphasizes themes of redemption and the fight for ethical principles in a universe marred by exploitation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Smugglers -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Mutiny -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 100362 2025-07-25T13:21:10.663704 text/html 77645 2024-10-18T11:41:01 text/html 551427 2025-07-25T13:21:13.346684 application/epub+zip 552025 2025-07-25T13:21:11.288710 application/epub+zip 103308 2025-07-25T13:21:11.006680 application/epub+zip 601498 2025-07-25T13:21:14.985693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593961 2025-07-25T13:21:13.099706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145560 2022-09-29T06:56:20.694827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91196 2025-07-25T13:21:10.444705 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71429 2024-10-18T11:41:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16919 2025-07-25T13:21:15.130669 application/rdf+xml 28953 2025-07-25T13:21:11.112715 image/jpeg 5040 2025-07-25T13:21:11.058692 image/jpeg 467430 2025-07-25T13:21:10.685688 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