Project Gutenberg 2007-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 105 Nourse, Alan Edward 1928 1992 Edwards, Al Nourse, Alan E. (Alan Edward) Image of the Gods Produced from The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse published in 1963. Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Image of the Gods" by Alan Edward Nourse is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The story takes place on the planet Baron IV, where a group of human colonists is grappling with political upheaval back on Earth that threatens their way of life. The novel explores themes of survival, colonization, and the unexpected bonds that form between species, particularly between the colonists and the planet's indigenous beings, known as the Dusties. The narrative follows Pete Farnam, the mayor of the colony, as he navigates the arrival of a new, authoritarian Earth government represented by Captain Varga and his official, Rupert Nathan. Instead of the expected supply ship led by the familiar Captain Schooner, the colonists are presented with a demand for increased production of the crop "taaro" and face a new governor overseeing their colony. Tensions rise as the colonists resolve to resist this takeover. In a climactic showdown, the Dusties—a peculiar and intelligent species native to Baron IV—dramatically intervene, demonstrating their loyalty to the colonists by shielding them from the Earth government's violent enforcement of its demands. Ultimately, the novel not only demonstrates the struggle for autonomy and self-determination but also highlights the underlying connection and respect that can exist between different forms of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Space colonies -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 61783 61784 2024-10-10T05:56:55.081895 2023-09-10T09:05:24.870777 text/html text/html 58201 2007-10-03T16:57:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 22534 2007-10-03T16:57:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 94221 2024-10-10T05:56:59.873872 application/epub+zip 93119 2024-10-10T05:56:57.606891 application/epub+zip 83913 2024-10-10T05:56:56.494882 application/epub+zip 174792 2024-10-10T05:57:01.514858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168266 2024-10-10T05:56:59.268894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143095 2022-09-10T15:45:53.628521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55953 55853 2024-10-10T05:56:54.813893 2023-09-10T09:05:24.692796 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 55873 2007-10-03T16:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21698 2007-10-03T16:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20713 2024-10-10T05:57:01.644864 application/rdf+xml 12075 2024-10-10T05:56:57.053900 image/jpeg 3185 2024-10-10T05:56:56.760925 image/jpeg 92099 2024-10-10T05:56:55.088913 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