Project Gutenberg 2008-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 113 Wells, Hal K. 1900 The Cavern of the Shining Ones Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Cavern of the Shining Ones" by Hal K. Wells is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Mojave Desert, where a peculiar expedition led by the enigmatic Layroh seeks an ancient and alien civilization. The narrative delves into themes of humanity's hubris and the lurking dangers of unknown powers as the characters confront a foreboding race known as the Shining Ones, who have a chilling connection to Earth's history. The plot centers around Don Foster, the youngest member of Layroh's expedition, who uncovers Layroh's true intentions for recruiting a group of human men who are meant to serve as sustenance for the dormant Shining Ones—alien beings with a long history of conflict with humanity. Layroh, revealed to be one of the Shining Ones himself, intends to awaken his kin from their millennia-long slumber by using the bones of living humans. As Foster and the other men realize the horrifying fate awaiting them, they band together to escape the depths of the cavern and thwart Layroh's plans, culminating in a battle that involves advanced alien technology and a contest of survival against a monstrous machine. Their struggle not only addresses themes of predation and survival but raises questions about the consequences of long-forgotten wars and the potential for resurgence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 79357 79360 2024-10-11T13:14:11.108809 2023-09-12T05:56:36.495270 text/html text/html 75676 2021-01-04T08:42:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 138554 2021-01-04T08:42:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 215837 2024-10-11T13:14:17.343764 application/epub+zip 214804 2024-10-11T13:14:14.662748 application/epub+zip 126636 2024-10-11T13:14:12.978772 application/epub+zip 377299 2024-10-11T13:14:19.309254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288088 2024-10-11T13:14:16.539026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180747 2022-09-12T13:00:25.019321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71783 71682 2024-10-11T13:14:10.770780 2023-09-12T05:56:36.261276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 71568 2021-01-04T08:42:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27008 2021-01-04T08:42:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19572 2024-10-11T13:14:19.436225 application/rdf+xml 14952 2024-10-11T13:14:13.960782 image/jpeg 3777 2024-10-11T13:14:13.688762 image/jpeg 214820 2024-10-11T13:14:11.125790 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