Project Gutenberg 2009-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 58 Hasse, Henry 1913 1977 Hasse, Henry Louis Walls of Acid Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Walls of Acid" by Henry Hasse is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the post-World War II era, reflecting the era's fascination with space exploration and technology. The book explores themes of survival, evolution, and the consequences of scientific hubris through the tale of a once-glorious civilization on the planet Diskra that now faces a deadly menace from an underestimated species—the Termans. It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of underestimating one's enemies and the potential consequences of advanced scientific experimentation. The story unfolds through the perspective of Braanol, an advanced brain preserved in a liquid medium, who recounts the history of his planet's downfall due to the rise of the Termans, a previously insignificant subterranean species that have been genetically altered and organized by the demented brother of the ruling emperor, Palladin. As the Termans grow in strength and intelligence, they threaten the very existence of the Diskrans, forcing them to develop new technologies and prepare for an interstellar resettlement. The narrative culminates in Braanol's desperate efforts to record their civilization's history while warning future generations of the lurking dangers, ultimately reinforcing the message of vigilance against potential threats that can arise from the roots of history and scientific ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 50399 50400 2024-10-12T07:12:49.859537 2023-09-12T10:18:39.001422 text/html text/html 46828 2021-01-04T17:47:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 18765 2021-01-04T17:47:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 84896 2024-10-12T07:12:54.333492 application/epub+zip 83799 2024-10-12T07:12:51.855498 application/epub+zip 83799 2024-10-12T07:12:50.539534 application/epub+zip 149066 2024-10-12T07:12:56.138469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141764 2024-10-12T07:12:53.587497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116446 2022-09-13T06:39:54.701301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44876 44775 2024-10-12T07:12:49.433508 2023-09-12T10:18:38.837449 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 44742 2021-01-04T17:47:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17844 2021-01-04T17:47:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20262 2024-10-12T07:12:56.482468 application/rdf+xml 9577 2024-10-12T07:12:51.287496 image/jpeg 2698 2024-10-12T07:12:50.808503 image/jpeg 82798 2024-10-12T07:12:49.865523 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