Project Gutenberg 2022-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 118 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt Eberle, Joseph 1926 2006 Eberle, Joseph R. Eberle, J. R. Picnic $aUnited States :$bSpace Publications, Inc.,$c1953. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Picnic" by Milton Lesser is a science fiction narrative written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around a family's weekend tradition of picnicking on asteroids, but this particular outing takes an unexpected turn into danger and discovery. The book explores themes of family dynamics amidst outer space adventure and the unknown. The plot follows Burt, a frustrated father, as he takes his wife Marcia and their two children, Johnny and Joan, to an asteroid for a picnic. During their excursion, Burt discovers the wreck of an old spaceship, leading to a series of strange and terrifying events. The situation escalates when a mysterious force begins manipulating the environment around them, posing a threat to their safety. As they grapple with panic and survival, Burt realizes that the asteroid itself may be a sentient entity. Ultimately, they manage to escape in their spaceship, but the experience profoundly alters Burt's perspective on their weekend jaunts, prompting him to vow never to return for picnics again. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220527031317lesser 1953 US Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Families -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 51457 2025-06-27T07:34:52.673273 text/html 27915 2024-10-18T23:33:14 text/html 211662 2025-06-27T07:34:54.325286 application/epub+zip 210509 2025-06-27T07:34:53.049329 application/epub+zip 83341 2025-06-27T07:34:52.864293 application/epub+zip 247866 2025-06-27T07:34:55.457291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240509 2025-06-27T07:34:54.149320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113479 2022-09-30T21:08:44.726083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44985 2025-06-27T07:34:52.514380 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25147 2024-10-18T23:33:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18029 2025-06-27T07:34:55.618265 application/rdf+xml 25795 2025-06-27T07:34:52.938285 image/jpeg 4864 2025-06-27T07:34:52.901291 image/jpeg 193294 2025-06-27T07:34:52.683296 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