Project Gutenberg 2024-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 120 Hamilton, Edmond 1904 1977 Sterling, Brett Rankin, Hugh 1878 1956 Copp, Hugh Doak Doak DOAK The life-masters $aIndianapolis, IN :$bPopular Fiction Publishing Company, $c1929. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Life-Masters" by Edmond Hamilton is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century, particularly during the period known for its speculative literature. The story revolves around a scientific experiment gone awry that releases a dangerous protoplasmic substance capable of consuming all life on Earth. The novel explores themes of creation, hubris, and the existential risks posed by unchecked scientific ambition. The narrative follows young scientist Ernest Ralton, who learns of a team of biologists, led by the brilliant but unhinged Dr. Munson, who have created a massive wave of living protoplasm. This new life-form initially emerges from their experiments on an isolated island but quickly spreads across global coastlines, engulfing cities and destroying humanity in its mindless quest for sustenance. As the devastating tide of protoplasm grows, Ralton and his friend Dr. Richard Mallett are trapped in Munson's laboratory, striving to stop the forces they inadvertently helped unleash. Racing against time, they plot to switch the mechanism controlling the protoplasm to counteract the existential threat, leading to a tense culmination that tests the limits of human ingenuity and will against a cataclysmic fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240326091426hamilton 1929 US Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science fiction Horror tales Life -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 97186 2025-06-29T06:52:31.216286 text/html 72608 2024-05-12T13:27:49 text/html 362664 2025-06-29T06:52:34.656276 application/epub+zip 361413 2025-06-29T06:52:32.719264 application/epub+zip 240119 2025-06-29T06:52:31.777284 application/epub+zip 1008105 2025-06-29T06:52:36.079242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1000396 2025-06-29T06:52:34.087305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89869 2025-06-29T06:52:31.080273 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70043 2024-05-12T13:27:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17193 2025-06-29T06:52:36.207263 application/rdf+xml 31792 2025-06-29T06:52:32.213275 image/jpeg 4995 2025-06-29T06:52:31.992271 image/jpeg 3053911 2025-06-29T06:52:31.256292 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