Project Gutenberg 2009-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 409 Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony 1913 1966 Smith, Cordwainer Linebarger, Paul M. A. The Game of Rat and Dragon Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Adam Buchbinder, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Game of Rat and Dragon" by Cordwainer Smith is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative explores a futuristic setting where telepaths, referred to as pinlighters, and their feline partners must combat mysterious and deadly entities known as Dragons. The story dives into themes of partnership, the connections between humans and their animal counterparts, and the struggles of humanity against malevolent forces in the depths of space. In this tale, the struggle against the Dragons is not only a physical battle but also a mental and emotional one, as shown through the experiences of the characters, particularly pinlighters like Underhill and his partner, the cat Lady May. They engage in a unique telepathic bond that enhances their combative abilities against the Dragons, which embody a terrifying existential threat. The story reflects on the strain this chaotic environment places on the pinlighters and sheds light on their relationships with their partners, illustrating the complexities of fear, camaraderie, and the contrasting perceptions of life between humans and animals. The narrative is both a thrilling science fiction adventure and a poignant exploration of partnership and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 62702 62706 2024-09-12T15:09:05.496091 2023-09-13T07:12:30.312263 text/html text/html 58860 2009-08-05T09:22:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 400715 2009-08-05T09:22:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 492454 2024-09-12T15:09:09.197082 application/epub+zip 491448 2024-09-12T15:09:06.861143 application/epub+zip 77089 2024-09-12T15:09:06.025096 application/epub+zip 571204 2024-09-12T15:09:11.056087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560969 2024-09-12T15:09:08.603108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149385 2022-09-13T16:15:39.522765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53003 52895 2024-09-12T15:09:04.997064 2023-09-13T07:12:30.057283 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 52839 2009-08-05T09:22:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20310 2009-08-05T09:22:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18875 2024-09-12T15:09:11.195035 application/rdf+xml 13908 2024-09-12T15:09:06.370053 image/jpeg 3818 2024-09-12T15:09:06.198113 image/jpeg 467913 2024-09-12T15:09:05.547062 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