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 2021-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 102 Shaver, Richard S. 1907 1975 Lohrman, Paul Paradise Planet $aUnited States :$bGreenleaf Publishing Company, $c1953. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Paradise Planet" by Richard S. Shaver is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book tells the story of Steve Donay, a space traveler who lands on a strange and beautiful planet that oddly mirrors Earth, except for its inhabitants—who appear human but are ultimately revealed to be robotic beings. The narrative explores themes of reality, identity, and the nature of existence, presenting a world that, while idyllic, conceals darker truths. In the story, Steve Donay, stranded in his spaceship with dwindling supplies, lands on Paradise Planet, initially enchanted by its lush environment and perfect farmstead, ruled by a captivating woman who seems too perfect. As he interacts with her and explores the planet, he gradually realizes that the inhabitants lack genuine emotion and are devoid of true humanity due to a scientific transformation that has rendered them essentially robotic. Despite the allure of this tranquil life, Steve grapples with the knowledge that it strips away individuality and true human experience. The old man he meets in the city explains this transformation, revealing that the inhabitants have traded their vibrant lives for a hollow version of immortality, deepening Donay's existential crisis as he seeks a way back to his original human existence. The novel ultimately examines the price of artificial perfection and the longing for authentic connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210228043341shaver 1953 US Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 59914 2025-07-26T08:09:30.801493 text/html 36277 2024-10-18T15:43:56 text/html 475489 2025-07-26T08:09:32.721495 application/epub+zip 474348 2025-07-26T08:09:31.265458 application/epub+zip 81749 2025-07-26T08:09:30.977459 application/epub+zip 511914 2025-07-26T08:09:33.984463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504698 2025-07-26T08:09:32.516449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112317 2022-09-29T18:29:48.850670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53770 2025-07-26T08:09:30.654491 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33918 2024-10-18T15:43:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17052 2025-07-26T08:09:34.134465 application/rdf+xml 28965 2025-07-26T08:09:31.130460 image/jpeg 4801 2025-07-26T08:09:31.081458 image/jpeg 440355 2025-07-26T08:09:30.815482 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia