Project Gutenberg 2022-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 192 Kuttner, Henry 1915 1958 Liddell, C. H. Smith, Woodrow Wilson Hammond, Keith Hastings, Hudson Musacchia, John B. 1916 2004 Musacchia, J. B. The Crystal Circe $aUnited States :$bFictioneers, Inc.,$c1942. Produced from Astonishing Stories, June 1942 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Crystal Circe" by Henry Kuttner is a science fiction novel published in the early 1940s. The story centers on themes of alien life and obsession as it follows the protagonists, Steve Arnsen and Douglas O'Brien, who discover a mysterious crystal from a meteorite. This gem leads them to experiences beyond their understanding and reveals a profound connection to a goddess-like figure named Circe. The narrative unfolds as Arnsen and O'Brien embark on an adventurous journey through space, driven by O'Brien's obsession with the crystal and his belief in the existence of Deirdre, a beautiful otherworldly being. As they travel through the unknown, O'Brien disappears after being enchanted by Circe, leading Arnsen to confront the reality of their situation and the true nature of Circe and the crystals. The story culminates in themes of sacrifice and loss, as Arnsen grapples with his own feelings of longing and the consequences of their voyage, ultimately deciding the fate of himself and the alluring yet dangerous Circe. The haunting exploration of love, sacrifice, and the mystical intertwines throughout this tale, prompting profound reflection on the nature of existence and the seductive pull of the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220603080007kuttner 1942 US Reading ease score: 87.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Male friendship -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction Meteorites -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 81437 2025-07-27T08:28:54.246031 text/html 58221 2024-10-18T23:54:57 text/html 471425 2025-07-27T08:28:57.824053 application/epub+zip 470255 2025-07-27T08:28:55.540053 application/epub+zip 219630 2025-07-27T08:28:54.734058 application/epub+zip 1103682 2025-07-27T08:28:59.442046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1096015 2025-07-27T08:28:57.244029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 951188 2022-09-30T22:26:31.028972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73548 2025-07-27T08:28:54.070033 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53670 2024-10-18T23:54:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18316 2025-07-27T08:28:59.591997 application/rdf+xml 32150 2025-07-27T08:28:55.103024 image/jpeg 4948 2025-07-27T08:28:54.940025 image/jpeg 1564368 2025-07-27T08:28:54.277056 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