Project Gutenberg 2022-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 144 Simak, Clifford D. 1904 1988 Simak, Clifford Donald Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The call from beyond $aUnited States :$bPopular Publications, Inc.,$c1950. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Call from Beyond" by Clifford D. Simak is a science fiction novel written during the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around themes of exploration, human mutation, and the consequences of scientific discovery in a universe filled with both wonder and horror. Simak crafts a tale that questions the nature of humanity and what lies outside our understanding, blending elements of adventure with philosophical reflections on existence. The plot follows Frederick West, a man in search of a place where he can escape the constraints of Earth, leading him to Pluto's moon. Upon arrival, he encounters a derelict space hut inhabited by Walter J. Darling, a once-great scientist now consumed by alcoholism. From him, West learns of the mysterious inhabitants of Pluto and their experiments with controlled human mutation. The tale unfolds further as West becomes entangled with other characters, including the enigmatic scientist Louis Nevin and the telepathic entity known as the White Singer. Ultimately, West discovers the plan to reshape human civilization through the use of hormones developed in Pluto's cold laboratories. As he navigates betrayal and madness, he learns that the line between humanity and the grotesque is perilously thin. The narrative leads to a climactic confrontation that challenges the very fabric of human identity and existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220528075131simak 1950 US Reading ease score: 94.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Conspiracies -- Fiction Adventure stories Pluto (Dwarf planet) -- Fiction Mutation (Biology) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 93144 2025-06-27T10:32:35.565225 text/html 69859 2024-10-19T01:51:34 text/html 508263 2025-06-27T10:32:39.435176 application/epub+zip 508257 2025-06-27T10:32:37.176215 application/epub+zip 397501 2025-06-27T10:32:36.163215 application/epub+zip 1647732 2025-06-27T10:32:41.026202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1640059 2025-06-27T10:32:38.822218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84824 2025-06-27T10:32:35.366213 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64924 2024-10-19T01:51:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17763 2025-06-27T10:32:41.158179 application/rdf+xml 32383 2025-06-27T10:32:36.624238 image/jpeg 4931 2025-06-27T10:32:36.392247 image/jpeg 3113455 2025-06-27T10:32:35.602285 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