Project Gutenberg 2009-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 60 Gilbert, Robert E. 1924 1993 Gilbert, Robert Ernest Gilbert, R. E. Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Stopover Planet Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Stopover Planet" by Robert E. Gilbert is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers on a bizarre encounter where an alien being captures various Earth inhabitants, showcasing the strange and often dark interplay between their desires and the aliens' predatory nature. The story is crafted within a whimsical yet eerie setting that reflects the fusion of daily life with fantastical elements. In "Stopover Planet," the plot unfolds as various characters from Earth, including a patrolman, a baker, and a reverend, are drawn into a peculiar scheme orchestrated by aliens. The aliens seduce these individuals by exploiting their desires—whether for promotion, love, or familial security—before capturing them in a mysterious truck. As the aliens prepare to take their captives to another dimension, they reflect on the unique traits of humanity and their own mission to collect specimens for the Galactic Museum of Natural History. Through sharp humor and absurdity, the story critiques human nature and explores themes of selfishness and the struggle for connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 42285 42287 2024-11-16T22:28:59.345189 2023-09-13T08:42:00.110676 text/html text/html 18309 2024-10-24T20:21:24 text/html 85700 2024-11-16T22:29:03.446156 application/epub+zip 84091 2024-11-16T22:29:01.194327 application/epub+zip 83251 2024-11-16T22:28:59.951168 application/epub+zip 183384 2024-11-16T22:29:05.092181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175608 2024-11-16T22:29:02.767160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149428 2022-09-14T04:04:11.059941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35505 2023-09-13T08:41:59.925699 text/plain 15715 2024-10-24T20:21:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35486 2021-01-05T16:38:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16893 2024-11-16T22:29:05.241155 application/rdf+xml 14294 2024-11-16T22:29:00.495188 image/jpeg 3648 2024-11-16T22:29:00.218163 image/jpeg 179981 2021-01-05T16:38:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 13923 2021-01-05T16:38:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 83566 2024-11-16T22:28:59.350194 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