Project Gutenberg 2021-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 124 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Es Percipi Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1955 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Es Percipi" by Stephen Marlowe is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The book explores themes of reality, perception, and the nature of existence through the diplomatic challenges faced by Earth in dealing with alien cultures, particularly the Targoffians, who sell seemingly miraculous products that challenge human understanding of authenticity and value. The narrative centers around Bryan Channing, an under-secretary of the Earth Embassy, as he navigates interplanetary relations complicated by the ambiguous ethics of the Targoffian Ambassador, Qui Dor. The story follows Channing as he grapples with the implications of Qui Dor's alien technology that can create food and even human-like beings that are, in some philosophical sense, "not real." As Earth faces a surge in divorces and social unrest attributed to the allure of Targoff's products, Channing's personal life is thrown into turmoil when his wife, Ellen, becomes enamored with the idea of a perfect husband created by Qui Dor's enterprises. The tension escalates as Channing confronts his copy, the profound realities of love, identity, and existence, culminating in an exploration of what it means to be "real." Through clever dialogue and intriguing philosophical questions, Marlowe crafts a narrative that challenges the reader’s perception of reality and the complexities of human relationships against a backdrop of interstellar diplomacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Identity -- Fiction Technology -- Fiction Diplomats -- Fiction Earth (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 119272 2025-07-26T10:17:49.549829 text/html 96950 2024-10-18T16:53:47 text/html 504328 2025-07-26T10:17:52.319847 application/epub+zip 504970 2025-07-26T10:17:50.136854 application/epub+zip 93478 2025-07-26T10:17:49.795835 application/epub+zip 416423 2025-07-26T10:17:54.034810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408726 2025-07-26T10:17:52.070846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140943 2022-09-29T22:40:54.299620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110075 2025-07-26T10:17:49.286816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90291 2024-10-18T16:53:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18599 2025-07-26T10:17:54.173805 application/rdf+xml 34107 2025-07-26T10:17:49.945823 image/jpeg 5596 2025-07-26T10:17:49.878806 image/jpeg 677093 2025-07-26T10:17:49.570829 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