Project Gutenberg 2021-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 185 Samachson, Joseph 1906 1980 Sterling, Brett Morrison, William Samachson, Joe Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Messenger Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy July 1954 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Messenger" by William Morrison is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows an enigmatic being on a mission through the vastness of the Universe, tasked with finding and helping an intelligent species on a distant planet, though he suffers from amnesia about the specifics of his mission. The narrative explores themes of isolation, purpose, and the struggles within civilizations. The protagonist, a celestial messenger, awakens in the aftermath of a nova explosion, with fragmented memories of his mission to find a specific planet and assist its intelligent life. As he travels through galaxies with a mix of hope and despair, he finally locates the third planet in a solar system teeming with sentient beings. However, upon observing the desolation—characterized by fear, greed, and conflict—he realizes the urgent need for change. Overcoming his initial caution, he ultimately confronts the brutal reality of war and human suffering. In a moment of clarity, he crafts a powerful instrument intended to communicate a transformative message to humanity, signaling a potential path to healing the chaos around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Interstellar travel -- Fiction Amnesiacs -- Fiction Judgment Day -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 40143 2025-07-26T09:06:11.699191 text/html 16208 2024-10-18T16:22:53 text/html 419253 2025-07-26T09:06:13.678066 application/epub+zip 418091 2025-07-26T09:06:12.271193 application/epub+zip 81923 2025-07-26T09:06:11.951143 application/epub+zip 451519 2025-07-26T09:06:14.919085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444425 2025-07-26T09:06:13.426102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108342 2022-09-29T20:28:33.786175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34016 2025-07-26T09:06:11.604160 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14233 2024-10-18T16:22:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17825 2025-07-26T09:06:15.063011 application/rdf+xml 27120 2025-07-26T09:06:12.109026 image/jpeg 4797 2025-07-26T09:06:12.029085 image/jpeg 1092342 2025-07-26T09:06:11.717056 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