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. 163 Dickson, Gordon R. 1923 2001 The Stranger Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy May 1952 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stranger_(short_story_collection) Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Stranger" by Gordon R. Dickson is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around a mysterious alien spacecraft encountered by the crew of a mining ship, prompting themes of exploration, fear of the unknown, and the potential for understanding between different species. In the narrative, the crew members, Jeff and Peter Wadley, land on an unnamed planet and discover an alien ship that appears to be in distress. Despite Jeff's initial desire to flee from the situation out of fear for their safety, Peter insists on investigating, believing that the alien ship may require assistance. After deducing that the ship is likely a vessel for an enormous being, Peter and Jeff work together to right the ship using motor jacks. Their act of kindness ultimately leads to a triumphant moment when the alien ships away, revealing that they have forged a bond of friendship and understanding across species. The book encapsulates ideas of empathy, courage, and the profound impact of helping others, even when faced with fear of the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Fathers and sons -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 45649 2025-06-26T06:34:58.964102 text/html 21939 2024-10-18T14:51:18 text/html 311121 2025-06-26T06:35:02.328110 application/epub+zip 309965 2025-06-26T06:35:00.581071 application/epub+zip 191445 2025-06-26T06:34:59.529093 application/epub+zip 1102125 2025-06-26T06:35:03.541081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1095008 2025-06-26T06:35:01.756079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 976717 2022-09-29T16:00:01.269321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39388 2025-06-26T06:34:58.850117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19625 2024-10-18T14:51:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17364 2025-06-26T06:35:03.670055 application/rdf+xml 29577 2025-06-26T06:35:00.070099 image/jpeg 4814 2025-06-26T06:34:59.799179 image/jpeg 5720924 2025-06-26T06:34:59.005148 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia