Project Gutenberg 2021-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 147 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Six Frightened Men 6 Frightened Men Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1957 Magazine credits Randall Garrett, but the Internet Speculative Fiction Database says actually by Robert Silverberg. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Six Frightened Men" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around a team of explorers from the Space Corps who land on the uncharted planet of Pollux V, where they encounter a bewildering and terrifying creature that puts their lives at risk. The story delves into themes of fear, survival, and the psychological impact of encountering the unknown. The plot follows a team of six astronauts who, after an initial expedition reveals the remnants of an ancient civilization, find themselves haunted and hunted by a mysterious monstrous entity. As crew members begin to die under mysterious circumstances, it becomes clear that the monster is a manifestation of fear, tied to one of the crew's dark secrets. The protagonist grapples with the realization that the source of the horror may be one among them, leading to a tense confrontation and eventual revelation of betrayal. Ultimately, the story explores how fear can distort reality and the moral implications of survival in the face of unimaginable threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Adventure stories Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 52888 2025-07-26T05:26:15.345061 text/html 29346 2024-10-18T14:00:30 text/html 490224 2025-07-26T05:26:17.447060 application/epub+zip 489050 2025-07-26T05:26:15.936058 application/epub+zip 77807 2025-07-26T05:26:15.598033 application/epub+zip 525437 2025-07-26T05:26:18.858026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518036 2025-07-26T05:26:17.207047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107002 2022-09-29T12:57:49.305051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46370 2025-07-26T05:26:15.205039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26549 2024-10-18T14:00:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18244 2025-07-26T05:26:18.999019 application/rdf+xml 26675 2025-07-26T05:26:15.765047 image/jpeg 4730 2025-07-26T05:26:15.687040 image/jpeg 1164160 2025-07-26T05:26:15.367074 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 en.wikipedia More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar