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 Project Gutenberg 2021-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 134 Sheckley, Robert 1928 2005 Barbee, Phillips Lang, Ned O'Donnevan, Finn Barbee, Phillip Final Examination Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy May 1952 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Final Examination" by Robert Sheckley is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers around the mysterious disappearance of stars from the Milky Way and the impending judgment of humanity, which looms over a five-day countdown. The protagonist, Adam Ostersen, begins to experience a surreal and transformative journey as society grapples with its impending fate. In the story, Adam Ostersen, a seemingly ordinary man, finds himself caught in an extraordinary situation when stars begin vanishing from the sky, leading to a global panic. As millions of stars blink out, an enigmatic voice announces a judgment day for humans, scheduled for five days later. The tale follows Adam's experiences as people react in a myriad of ways—from resignation to bizarre theories—including an invasion from another dimension. As Adam and his wife navigate these tumultuous days, societal norms begin to fracture, causing chaos mixed with unexpected acts of kindness. Ultimately, the judgment day arrives, but, in an ironic twist, the fate of humanity is postponed by ten years, revealing the fragile nature of human behavior even in the face of existential crisis. The story provides a thought-provoking commentary on human nature and the struggles between good and evil amidst a backdrop of cosmic uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Judgment Day -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 68877 2025-06-26T06:34:53.874110 text/html 45646 2024-10-18T14:51:04 text/html 328111 2025-06-26T06:34:57.370085 application/epub+zip 326939 2025-06-26T06:34:55.486092 application/epub+zip 199984 2025-06-26T06:34:54.438118 application/epub+zip 1125492 2025-06-26T06:34:58.691080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1117618 2025-06-26T06:34:56.795135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 990855 2022-09-29T15:59:52.677745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62196 2025-06-26T06:34:53.728095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42415 2024-10-18T14:51:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17155 2025-06-26T06:34:58.806102 application/rdf+xml 29577 2025-06-26T06:34:54.969130 image/jpeg 4814 2025-06-26T06:34:54.702101 image/jpeg 5737009 2025-06-26T06:34:53.916097 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia