Project Gutenberg 2007-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 76 Gunn, James E. 1923 2020 James, Edwin Gunn, James Edwin Breaking Point Produced from Space Science Fiction, March, 1953. Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Greg Weeks, Pat A. Benoy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Breaking Point" by James E. Gunn is a science fiction novel written in the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around a crew of astronauts aboard the spaceship "Ambassador" as they land on an unexplored planet. The narrative explores complex themes of psychology, fear, and human behavior in the face of existential threats posed by unknown alien beings. The plot centers on the crew’s encounter with a mysterious force that manipulates their perceptions and tests their mental limits. As they explore the serene but deceptively dangerous environment of the new planet, tensions arise among the crew members. Each character faces their inner struggles, manifesting fears, hallucinations, and psychological breakdowns, which threaten their sanity and their mission. Ultimately, it is the engineer, Peter Hoskins, who discovers a way to break free from the alien's control by staying true to the truths of his reality, ultimately making a personal sacrifice to ensure the crew's safety. The novel deftly combines elements of speculation about human nature with an engaging science fiction narrative, making it a thought-provoking read for fans of the genre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 129244 129112 2024-10-09T13:04:21.376809 2023-09-10T04:57:46.373704 text/html text/html 129929 2007-07-02T16:10:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 427613 2021-01-02T18:47:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 331484 2024-10-09T13:04:27.412751 application/epub+zip 332840 2024-10-09T13:04:23.750777 application/epub+zip 118178 2024-10-09T13:04:22.138753 application/epub+zip 575424 2024-10-09T13:04:29.860797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561939 2024-10-09T13:04:26.297746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176301 2022-09-10T10:23:50.909990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116827 116737 2024-10-09T13:04:20.838776 2023-09-10T04:57:45.962751 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 116561 2021-01-02T18:47:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45174 2021-01-02T18:47:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116568 2021-01-02T18:47:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45176 2021-01-02T18:47:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21789 2024-10-09T13:04:29.990750 application/rdf+xml 11829 2024-10-09T13:04:22.710822 image/jpeg 3126 2024-10-09T13:04:22.420751 image/jpeg 385552 2024-10-09T13:04:21.398764 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia