Project Gutenberg 2009-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 138 Mattox, Alan Summers, Leo 1925 1985 Summers, L.R. Summers, L. R. Summers, Leo Ramon Shepherd of the Planets Produced from Amazing Stories November 1959. Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Shepherd of the Planets" by Alan Mattox is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book explores themes of exploration and interaction with alien life forms as it tells the story of Captain Renner and his crew who find themselves stranded on a desolate planet. With no means to leave, the crew must adapt to their new environment and confront the challenges that arise from their interactions with the planet's primitive inhabitants. The narrative follows Captain Renner and his small crew after their spacecraft becomes inoperable, forcing them to explore the barren planet they have landed on. As they investigate, they discover signs of an intelligent, albeit primitive, native population struggling to survive on the limited resources the planet offers. Renner takes on the role of a benevolent figure, attempting to improve the natives' living conditions by introducing agricultural practices, while also establishing a form of communication and understanding with them. The crew's journey evolves into a deeper exploration of companionship, stewardship, and the search for meaning in their new lives, reflecting on how humanity can impact alien cultures positively despite their own dire circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 46005 45887 2025-02-11T13:36:31.965889 2023-09-12T10:19:18.119250 text/html text/html 42116 2021-01-04T17:48:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 61397 2021-01-04T17:48:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129783 2025-02-11T13:36:35.934838 application/epub+zip 128577 2025-02-11T13:36:33.703903 application/epub+zip 84045 2025-02-11T13:36:32.561881 application/epub+zip 254541 2025-02-11T13:36:37.566870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247285 2025-02-11T13:36:35.256871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123636 2022-09-13T06:40:55.911294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39688 39587 2025-02-11T13:36:31.702887 2023-09-12T10:19:17.938259 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 39564 2021-01-04T17:48:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15025 2021-01-04T17:48:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20356 2025-02-11T13:36:37.696860 application/rdf+xml 12882 2025-02-11T13:36:33.101855 image/jpeg 3764 2025-02-11T13:36:32.830891 image/jpeg 128025 2025-02-11T13:36:31.973902 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