Project Gutenberg 2009-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 74 Cummings, Ray 1887 1957 Cummings, Raymond King King, Ray The World Beyond Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, adhere and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The World Beyond" by Ray Cummings is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. It follows the young protagonist, Lee Anthony, as he navigates themes of discovery, identity, and mystical science after being thrust into a fantastical realm that challenges the very fabric of reality. The book delves into the concepts of size-change technology and interstellar travel while exploring the dichotomy of good versus evil through Lee's encounters with both benevolent and malevolent beings. In the narrative, Lee grapples with the recent death of his guardian, Anna Green, who reveals that his long-lost grandfather, a scientist with grand aspirations, is set to return on Lee's twenty-first birthday. Shortly after her passing, Lee is kidnapped along with his party guests by mysterious figures, only to find himself aboard a spaceship bound for a strange new world. As the plot unfolds, he learns of a treacherous plot led by another Earthman, Tom Franklin, who utilizes a similar size-changing device to cause chaos in the new world. The climax features a dramatic confrontation between Lee and the now giant Franklin, which Lee ultimately overcomes. The story closes with Lee accepting the mantle of leadership in this new realm, understanding that true happiness lies in the goodness he chooses to cultivate in himself and among the inhabitants of this peaceful world beyond Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 106175 106179 2024-10-12T12:57:05.083236 2023-09-13T04:26:47.352678 text/html text/html 105954 2021-01-05T04:42:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 191815 2021-01-05T04:42:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 262458 2024-10-12T12:57:10.400222 application/epub+zip 262779 2024-10-12T12:57:07.422231 application/epub+zip 107473 2024-10-12T12:57:05.915237 application/epub+zip 362715 2024-10-12T12:57:12.573203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350067 2024-10-12T12:57:09.566207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171019 2022-09-13T12:52:35.527419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95115 95024 2024-10-12T12:57:04.630248 2023-09-13T04:26:47.087680 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 94929 2021-01-05T04:42:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36243 2021-01-05T04:42:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19788 2024-10-12T12:57:12.789193 application/rdf+xml 12261 2024-10-12T12:57:06.608234 image/jpeg 3250 2024-10-12T12:57:06.328227 image/jpeg 256954 2024-10-12T12:57:05.097266 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