Project Gutenberg 2009-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 84 Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne) 1918 1997 Fyfe, Horace Bowne Fyfe, H.B. Summers, Leo 1925 1985 Summers, L.R. Summers, L. R. Summers, Leo Ramon Flamedown Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Flamedown" by H. B. Fyfe is a science fiction novella that was likely written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the character Charlie Holmes, an Earthman who finds himself on Mars after a crash landing and soon becomes embroiled in a dramatic and perilous situation involving alien beings and their rituals. The narrative explores themes of reality, identity, and the consequences of one's actions, all set against the backdrop of Martian civilization. In "Flamedown," Charlie Holmes wakes up on Mars after a mysterious crash, greeted by a Martian named Kho Theki. As his memories slowly return, he learns he is mistaken about being a rocket pilot; instead, he was hit by a truck back on Earth while distracted by reading a magazine. The plot thickens as Kho informs Charlie that he has become a target for sacrifice due to the drought affecting the Martian people. Despite the bizarre and dangerous circumstances, Charlie must confront the truth about his past and navigate his predicament as Kho, serving as a spirit guide, humorously reveals the irony of his situation. The story culminates in a whimsical twist as Kho promises more adventures in different scenarios and planets, leaving the reader with a mix of intrigue and amusement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 34904 34913 2024-09-12T16:35:40.682056 2023-09-13T08:26:00.533677 text/html text/html 31267 2009-09-08T09:31:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 68843 2009-09-08T09:31:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116014 2024-09-12T16:35:43.657026 application/epub+zip 115001 2024-09-12T16:35:41.828097 application/epub+zip 56004 2024-09-12T16:35:41.109019 application/epub+zip 170202 2024-09-12T16:35:45.160002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163611 2024-09-12T16:35:43.179054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105185 2022-09-14T03:40:51.472089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29028 28925 2024-09-12T16:35:40.421011 2023-09-13T08:26:00.369683 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28942 2009-09-08T09:31:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11305 2009-09-08T09:31:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19187 2024-09-12T16:35:45.295032 application/rdf+xml 10401 2024-09-12T16:35:41.436052 image/jpeg 2859 2024-09-12T16:35:41.272019 image/jpeg 114318 2024-09-12T16:35:40.693067 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