Project Gutenberg 2007-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 169 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Sand Doom Produced from Astounding Science Fiction December 1955. Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sand Doom" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around a senior Colonial Survey officer, Bordman, who embarks on a perilous journey to Xosa II, a planet characterized by its arid deserts and harsh conditions. Amid unexpected emergencies, a sandstorm buries the colony's essential landing grid, leaving both the colonists and the spaceship crew isolated and facing dire consequences. The story unfolds as Bordman and Aletha Redfeather arrive on Xosa II only to find the colony in a perilous situation due to the lost landing grid. As they struggle with the fallout of their predicament, Bordman grapples with themes of survival, human resilience, and the emotional turmoil of being rendered ineffective in a harsh environment. He ultimately gains respect for the hardy colonists and their efforts to adapt, finding new methods to extract water and create power from the desolate landscape. The dynamics between the characters evolve, showcasing collaboration across cultural lines while navigating the challenges of existence on an unforgiving planet. The narrative culminates in the hopeful re-establishment of communication and supply links, illuminating the theme of human ingenuity in the face of despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 133492 133471 2024-10-09T15:42:44.047370 2023-09-10T06:58:46.443067 text/html text/html 134417 2007-08-31T07:58:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 685178 2007-08-31T07:58:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 698206 2024-10-09T15:42:47.951339 application/epub+zip 699266 2024-10-09T15:42:45.092371 application/epub+zip 108914 2024-10-09T15:42:44.343343 application/epub+zip 498283 2024-10-09T15:42:49.972305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485356 2024-10-09T15:42:47.218316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154124 2022-09-10T13:14:13.863525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120029 119931 2024-10-09T15:42:43.763352 2023-09-10T06:58:46.196070 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 119968 2007-08-31T07:58:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45552 2007-08-31T07:58:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19897 2024-10-09T15:42:50.123309 application/rdf+xml 30047 2024-10-09T15:42:44.410363 image/jpeg 5273 2024-10-09T15:42:44.377331 image/jpeg 685089 2024-10-09T15:42:44.076352 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