Project Gutenberg 2007-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 64 Nourse, Alan Edward 1928 1992 Edwards, Al Nourse, Alan E. (Alan Edward) The Link Produced from The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse published in 1963. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Link" by Alan Edward Nourse is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story explores themes of survival, cultural differences, and the inherent fears between two groups of humanity—the peaceful inhabitants of a city and the predatory Hunters who have historically chased them. The narrative unfolds in an exotic and futuristic world where the fear of the Hunters drives the inhabitants to flee their homes, raising questions about whether they will ever confront their persecutors instead of running away. In the book, the protagonist, Ravdin, returns from a journey only to discover that the Hunters are approaching his city, threatening its existence and the fragile peace the inhabitants have built. Alongside Lord Nehmon, the city’s leader, and his beloved Dana, Ravdin grapples with the suggestion that perhaps they should no longer run but instead seek to communicate and forge a connection with the Hunters. As tensions escalate, the two young lovers decide to stay behind to attempt to create a link through music. Their plan ultimately leads to a dire confrontation with the Hunters, who have a deep-seated desire for vengeance. After a harrowing series of events, Ravdin and Dana find themselves stripped of their memories in a twist of fate that leaves them alone, with only the primitive instincts for survival remaining. The resolution suggests that despite their lost identities, a subtle shift in the dynamic between the two groups has begun, hinting at a sliver of hope for future understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 60171 60180 2024-09-10T05:37:45.880255 2023-09-10T09:04:04.381632 text/html text/html 56512 2021-01-03T02:40:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 22196 2021-01-03T02:40:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 61276 2024-09-10T05:37:48.877251 application/epub+zip 60333 2024-09-10T05:37:47.041249 application/epub+zip 60333 2024-09-10T05:37:46.385250 application/epub+zip 111005 2024-09-10T05:37:50.388229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104438 2024-09-10T05:37:48.485251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104641 2022-09-10T15:43:55.295570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54435 54334 2024-09-10T05:37:45.687260 2023-09-10T09:04:04.169637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 54310 2021-01-03T02:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21264 2021-01-03T02:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19246 2024-09-10T05:37:50.522224 application/rdf+xml 8209 2024-09-10T05:37:46.718242 image/jpeg 2223 2024-09-10T05:37:46.547250 image/jpeg 60239 2024-09-10T05:37:45.886262 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