Project Gutenberg 2023-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 177 Vance, Jack 1916 2013 Vance, John Holbrook Engle, Robert 1928 Engle, Robert V. Engel, Robert V. Engle, Robert J. The men return $aNew York, NY :$bRoyal Publications, Inc., $c1957. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Men Return" by Jack Vance is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century, specifically during the 1950s. The book explores themes of survival and the human condition in a bizarre, altered reality where the basic rules of cause and effect have broken down. This results in a world filled with strange creatures called Organisms and a few remaining humans known as Relicts, who struggle to adapt to their new environment. The story follows Finn, one of the last remaining Relicts, as he navigates a perilous landscape inhabited by the unpredictable Organisms, who are remnants of humanity that have been warped by the chaotic state of existence. Finn's interactions with his fellow Relicts and the Organisms reveal a struggle for food, sanity, and survival in a world devoid of logic and order. Driven by desperation, Finn proposes a daring plan to escape their grim reality by climbing a peak in hopes of finding a better land. As the narrative unfolds, the Relicts' situation evolves dramatically when the sun returns, restoring a semblance of structure to their world and igniting a conflict with the Organisms. The story culminates in a clash between the two groups and a reflection on the possibility of rebuilding civilization in a world that is once again ruled by the laws of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230813101418vance 1957 US Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 48195 2025-06-28T09:41:30.352723 text/html 45350 2023-09-04T19:31:51 text/html 439889 2025-06-28T09:41:33.648751 application/epub+zip 438668 2025-06-28T09:41:31.840767 application/epub+zip 319851 2025-06-28T09:41:30.944776 application/epub+zip 1308769 2025-06-28T09:41:34.903715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1302062 2025-06-28T09:41:33.068769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39748 2025-06-28T09:41:30.200729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39762 2023-09-04T19:31:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17670 2025-06-28T09:41:35.032702 application/rdf+xml 30010 2025-06-28T09:41:31.322712 image/jpeg 4529 2025-06-28T09:41:31.131701 image/jpeg 2164323 2023-09-04T19:31:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 2167146 2025-06-28T09:41:30.378730 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