Project Gutenberg 2008-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 139 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph The Measure of a Man Produced from Astounding Science Fiction, April, 1960. Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Measure of a Man" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novella published in the early 1960s. The story is set against the backdrop of a future war between humans and a superior alien race known as the Rats. The narrative explores themes of sacrifice, courage, and the human condition as it follows the lone survivor, Alfred Pendray, aboard a damaged battleship trying to save humanity from impending doom. The plot centers on Alfred Pendray, who finds himself as the last living crew member of the battleship "Shane", after an ambush by the Rats. With the ship severely damaged and lifeboats destroyed, Pendray must navigate through the wreckage and face devastating challenges to potentially save Earth from a catastrophic attack – a device capable of destabilizing a star. After repairing one of the engines, he discovers his only hope lies in reaching Earth with vital information encoded on microfilm within a limited timeframe. Ultimately, Pendray makes the ultimate sacrifice, exposing himself to deadly radiation to shorten his journey in a lifeboat, showcasing the measure of a man's resolve and the difficult choices one must face in the face of insurmountable odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Space flight -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 52780 52482 2025-03-10T06:27:46.918224 2023-09-11T03:50:08.502058 text/html text/html 50777 2009-01-14T14:46:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 41268 2021-01-03T05:46:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 109514 2025-03-10T06:27:51.519162 application/epub+zip 107729 2025-03-10T06:27:49.018189 application/epub+zip 84952 2025-03-10T06:27:47.639183 application/epub+zip 195814 2025-03-10T06:27:53.307164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188096 2025-03-10T06:27:50.738195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143778 2022-09-11T08:29:48.766604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44391 44264 2025-03-10T06:27:46.584184 2023-09-11T03:50:08.260069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 44167 2021-01-03T05:46:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17074 2021-01-03T05:46:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21061 2025-03-10T06:27:53.449132 application/rdf+xml 12981 2025-03-10T06:27:48.190225 image/jpeg 3383 2025-03-10T06:27:47.916174 image/jpeg 106521 2025-03-10T06:27:46.927226 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia