Project Gutenberg 2022-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 134 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Giunta, John 1920 1970 Giunta Guinta, John Giunta, J. The guest rites $aUnited States :$bRoyal Publications, Inc,$c1956. Produced from Infinity, February 1957 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Guest Rites" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story is set on the planet Carthule, where the religious practices of its inhabitants revolve around their deity, Carthule, and the sacred concept of hospitality towards guests. The narrative explores themes of morality, sanctity, and cultural differences between the Earth's human travelers and the native inhabitants of Carthule. The plot follows Marik, the First Priest of Carthule, who encounters an Earthman lost in the desert. Despite the Earthman’s crime of stealing a precious gem from their temple, Marik is bound by the sacred Guest Rite to protect him while he is under their roof. As Marik grapples with his moral obligations and his rising suspicion of the Earthman, the latter's arrogance and sense of entitlement clash with the Carthulians' values. Throughout the story, the Earthman's inability to navigate the desert without a compass echoes a deeper commentary on the concept of guidance and the inherent conflict between different cultures. In the end, the Earthman becomes a reluctant permanent guest, unable to leave due to his theft and naivety, illustrating the persistent struggle between right and wrong, duty, and consequence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220220060648silverberg 1956 US Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Thieves -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction Hospitality -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 45750 2025-07-27T07:03:52.996493 text/html 21685 2024-10-18T22:43:53 text/html 371313 2025-07-27T07:03:54.982474 application/epub+zip 370146 2025-07-27T07:03:53.567476 application/epub+zip 64777 2025-07-27T07:03:53.250485 application/epub+zip 406430 2025-07-27T07:03:56.170510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399366 2025-07-27T07:03:54.716502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90885 2022-09-30T19:19:38.966713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39308 2025-07-27T07:03:52.843488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19435 2024-10-18T22:43:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18896 2025-07-27T07:03:56.311480 application/rdf+xml 31852 2025-07-27T07:03:53.372468 image/jpeg 4807 2025-07-27T07:03:53.310489 image/jpeg 565105 2025-07-27T07:03:53.009531 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia