Project Gutenberg 2021-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 172 Anderson, Poul 1926 2001 Anderson, Poul William Craig, A. A. Craig, A.A. Karageorge, Michael Sanders, Winston P. Saunders, Winston P. Raymond, Ramon World of the Mad Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy February 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "World of the Mad" by Poul Anderson is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores the complexities of life on the alien planet Tanith, where the protagonist, Langdon, grapples with the challenges of immortality while trying to protect his wife, Eileen, from the sanity-destroying effects of their extraordinary environment. The book delves into themes of love, fear, and the alien nature of reality, raising questions about the meaning of life, immortality, and the struggle between sanity and madness. The story follows Langdon, who has achieved immortality on Tanith, a vibrant yet treacherous world full of bizarre and haunting phenomena. While he has adapted to the planet's strange realities, Eileen, his young wife, struggles to cope with the chaotic environment, frequently experiencing fear and hallucinations. As the narrative unfolds, Langdon's love for Eileen deepens, but he is torn between his desire to keep her by his side and the reality that her mental health deteriorates in this alien landscape. The tension culminates in a heart-wrenching decision, as Langdon must confront whether to sacrifice his own immortality or abandon the love of his life to a more "normal" existence back on Earth. Ultimately, the novel grapples with the profound implications of living forever in a world that constantly defies normalcy and understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Psychological fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction Immortality -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 72263 2025-06-26T03:57:13.373045 text/html 48816 2024-10-18T13:09:49 text/html 460347 2025-06-26T03:57:15.404061 application/epub+zip 459169 2025-06-26T03:57:13.948079 application/epub+zip 94988 2025-06-26T03:57:13.575037 application/epub+zip 500506 2025-06-26T03:57:16.669086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492959 2025-06-26T03:57:15.179060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128812 2022-09-29T09:57:59.532847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65290 2025-06-26T03:57:13.247032 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45484 2024-10-18T13:09:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18478 2025-06-26T03:57:16.792014 application/rdf+xml 25470 2025-06-26T03:57:13.789019 image/jpeg 4324 2025-06-26T03:57:13.722015 image/jpeg 979280 2025-06-26T03:57:13.391049 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