Project Gutenberg 2007-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 86 Godwin, Tom 1915 1980 Godwin, Thomas William Martinez Cry from a Far Planet Produced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories September 1958. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Cry from a Far Planet" by Tom Godwin is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story explores the challenges faced by an exploration crew attempting to communicate with an alien race on a distant planet, delving into themes of misunderstanding, trust, and the consequences of distrust between species. It encapsulates the complexities of first contact in a universe teeming with intelligent life. The narrative follows Paul Jameson, a lone survivor of an exploration mission after the tragic death of his twin brother, Johnny. Isolated on an alien world, Paul faces not only physical dangers but also the profound emotional turmoil stemming from his brother's loss. The primary conflict escalates when Throon, a native of the planet, becomes gravely ill due to radiation from Earth's technology. As Paul attempts to bridge the communication gap with the natives, he grapples with the implications of trust and betrayal after a telepathic alien, part of a race called the Varn, reveals itself. The Varn seek cooperation with humans to overcome the communication barrier that has led to misunderstandings and violence. Ultimately, Paul must make a pivotal choice: to embrace the potential for alliance with the Varn or to eliminate a possible threat to humanity. The tension between hope for mutual understanding and the instinct to protect his own race is at the heart of this thought-provoking exploration of contact with the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 56326 56335 2024-09-10T09:09:45.964661 2023-09-10T12:13:24.103987 text/html text/html 52768 2007-12-10T08:36:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 90926 2007-12-10T08:36:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 134308 2024-09-10T09:09:49.295677 application/epub+zip 133306 2024-09-10T09:09:47.217672 application/epub+zip 63418 2024-09-10T09:09:46.386696 application/epub+zip 280808 2024-09-10T09:09:50.900747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273066 2024-09-10T09:09:48.727652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134841 2022-09-11T07:14:17.431724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49106 49006 2024-09-10T09:09:45.729664 2023-09-10T12:13:23.896966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 49014 2007-12-10T08:36:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18564 2007-12-10T08:36:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19263 2024-09-10T09:09:51.864644 application/rdf+xml 12402 2024-09-10T09:09:46.722670 image/jpeg 3372 2024-09-10T09:09:46.554660 image/jpeg 134861 2024-09-10T09:09:45.973695 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