Project Gutenberg 2021-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 121 Hamling, William L. 1921 2017 Hamling, William Lawrence Nelson, Richard H. Patrol $aUnited States :$bGreenleaf Publishing Company, $c1952. Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1952. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Patrol" by Richard H. Nelson is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book revolves around a group of space patrolmen tasked with the dangerous job of exploring and monitoring an alien planet. As they contend with the engulfing isolation and the looming threat of an invisible enemy, they grapple with profound questions about human existence, omnipotence, and the essence of suffering. In "Patrol," the narrative follows MacMartree, the oldest member of the patrol, and his three younger companions as they settle on an unfamiliar planet. Initially bored by their surroundings, the patrol soon faces unexpected challenges when one member becomes sick and another suffers intense pain. As they confront physical suffering for the first time, they realize the limits of their powers and the reality of their vulnerability. The story culminates in a powerful exploration of faith, as MacMartree leads his comrades in a desperate prayer, signaling a return to the acknowledgment of a divine presence within their advances in science. The resolution brings healing both physically and spiritually, as they come to terms with their humanity and the omnipotence of God. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210227113426nelson 1952 US Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 46759 2025-09-26T07:02:08.677533 text/html 23247 2024-10-18T15:11:19 text/html 457418 2025-09-26T07:02:10.373556 application/epub+zip 456275 2025-09-26T07:02:09.068554 application/epub+zip 85038 2025-09-26T07:02:08.845542 application/epub+zip 492824 2025-09-26T07:02:11.521581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485341 2025-09-26T07:02:10.183534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114269 2022-09-29T16:53:47.520526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40466 2025-09-26T07:02:08.574532 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20651 2024-10-18T15:11:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16734 2025-09-26T07:02:11.650515 application/rdf+xml 28618 2025-09-26T07:02:08.944563 image/jpeg 4898 2025-09-26T07:02:08.893595 image/jpeg 422540 2025-09-26T07:02:08.689564 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