Project Gutenberg 2022-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 158 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Exploration Team $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Inc.,$c1956. Produced from Astounding Science Fiction, March 1956 Colonial Survey Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_Team Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The narrative is set on the inhospitable planet Loren Two, where the protagonist, Huyghens, grapples with maintaining a secret colony consisting of mutated Kodiak bears and a trained eagle. The story delves into themes of survival, illegal colonization, and the tension between humans and robotic beings in an alien environment. The opening of "Exploration Team" introduces Huyghens as he manages his precarious existence on Loren Two, caught between his responsibilities and the dangers of sphexes—ferocious creatures indigenous to the planet. Alone in a makeshift research station, he records observations while facing the challenges of both the local fauna and the implications of his unauthorized settlement. The arrival of a spaceship signals potential trouble, as it might attract unwanted attention and jeopardize his illegal operation. Huyghens prepares for the unknown visitor, accompanied by his formidable bear allies, as he attempts to protect his colony and confront the dangers of the alien world around him. The relentless tension between the need for survival and the quest for autonomy sets the stage for the unfolding drama on this hostile planet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220610162904leinster 1956 US Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Life on other planets -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Bears -- Fiction Human-animal relationships -- Fiction Predatory animals -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 135311 2025-07-27T08:29:21.882402 text/html 112448 2024-10-18T23:55:21 text/html 816821 2025-07-27T08:29:25.866424 application/epub+zip 819249 2025-07-27T08:29:23.335411 application/epub+zip 260269 2025-07-27T08:29:22.368442 application/epub+zip 1551466 2025-07-27T08:29:27.677355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1542941 2025-07-27T08:29:25.316410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1078285 2022-09-30T22:27:22.318899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126650 2025-07-27T08:29:21.622392 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106762 2024-10-18T23:55:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19331 2025-07-27T08:29:27.820380 application/rdf+xml 29676 2025-07-27T08:29:22.705411 image/jpeg 4886 2025-07-27T08:29:22.536392 image/jpeg 1887879 2025-07-27T08:29:21.926427 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 en.wikipedia