Project Gutenberg 2007-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 276 Laumer, Keith 1925 1993 Laumer, John Keith Laumer, Kit Greylorn Produced from “Amazing Science Fiction Stories” April 1959. Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Greylorn" by Keith Laumer is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Lieutenant Commander Greylorn, who is tasked with leading a new mission to make contact with the Omega Colony, the final colonial venture of Earth that had not reported back for over a century. As Greylorn and his crew face mounting challenges, including internal dissent and an alien threat, the narrative explores themes of desperation, survival, and the resilience of the human spirit against overwhelming odds. The opening of the novel sets a dramatic stage, starting with a council meeting of the World Government in a desperate situation due to the encroaching "Red Tide," a devastating organism threatening the planet. Greylorn presents a bold proposal to search for the Omega Colony, which could offer salvation. His confident demeanor stands in contrast to his ship's crew, displaying signs of unrest and dissatisfaction as they feel the weight of their mission and the dangers of long space travel. The chapter transitions into a tense atmosphere aboard the ship, where Greylorn must navigate conflicts among his officers, particularly with the Medical Officer Kramer. This sets the groundwork for a gripping tale of exploration, conflict, and the struggle for hope in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 148336 148337 2024-10-10T06:35:55.257624 2023-09-10T09:32:50.331368 text/html text/html 151301 2007-10-13T14:14:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 54429 2007-10-13T14:14:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 111307 2024-10-10T06:36:00.229582 application/epub+zip 111912 2024-10-10T06:35:56.996607 application/epub+zip 111912 2024-10-10T06:35:55.875613 application/epub+zip 190688 2024-10-10T06:36:02.747573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175217 2024-10-10T06:35:59.574609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155543 2022-09-11T03:36:25.358871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133121 133023 2024-10-10T06:35:54.803633 2023-09-10T09:32:49.983370 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 133035 2007-10-13T14:14:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50890 2007-10-13T14:14:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19806 2024-10-10T06:36:02.877562 application/rdf+xml 7823 2024-10-10T06:35:56.409610 image/jpeg 2319 2024-10-10T06:35:56.141598 image/jpeg 106664 2024-10-10T06:35:55.271611 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