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 Project Gutenberg 2007-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 84 Knight, Damon 1922 2002 Knight, Damon Francis Fleming, Stuart Conanight Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH The Worshippers Produced from Space Science Fiction March 1953. Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Worshippers" by Damon Knight is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The book explores themes of alien contact, imperialism, and the complexities of civilization through the story of a human protagonist, Algernon Weaver, who finds himself stranded on an alien planet called Terranova after a series of events related to his sister's medical journey to the Moon. The likely topic of the book examines the interactions between humans and alien lifeforms, focusing on the dynamics of power and cultural imposition. In the narrative, Algernon Weaver, a timid historian, unexpectedly becomes a god-like figure to the alien inhabitants of Terranova after he inadvertently kills one of their kind, leaving him marooned in space. Upon crash-landing on their planet, he begins to shape their society, implementing human customs and establishing himself as their ruler. As the months pass, he enjoys the fruits of his newfound power, transforming the Terranovans’ culture while grappling with the moral implications of his dominion. However, as he becomes increasingly invested in his role, he discovers that the Terranovans are not as submissive as they appear, leading to a haunting realization about his influence and the unexpected arrival of other beings from space who threaten the status quo he has created. The story culminates in a complex reflection on power, worship, and the potential consequences of scientific and cultural imperialism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 81426 81431 2024-10-10T03:58:57.857081 2023-09-10T07:34:57.269945 text/html text/html 78369 2021-01-02T22:54:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 76272 2021-01-02T22:54:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 143536 2024-10-10T03:59:02.281067 application/epub+zip 142930 2024-10-10T03:58:59.690083 application/epub+zip 98208 2024-10-10T03:58:58.498028 application/epub+zip 283051 2024-10-10T03:59:04.209074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275143 2024-10-10T03:59:01.508045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164288 2022-09-10T13:49:46.606126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74143 74042 2024-10-10T03:58:57.439077 2023-09-10T07:34:56.967948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 74028 2021-01-02T22:54:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29101 2021-01-02T22:54:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20995 2024-10-10T03:59:04.356008 application/rdf+xml 13033 2024-10-10T03:58:59.034037 image/jpeg 3413 2024-10-10T03:58:58.765049 image/jpeg 142385 2024-10-10T03:58:57.868081 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia