Project Gutenberg 2009-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 86 MacLean, Katherine 1925 2019 Morris, G. A. MacLean, Katherine Anne Dye, Charles Burchard The Carnivore Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Carnivore" by G. A. Morris is a science fiction short story published in the early to mid-20th century. The narrative explores themes of alien encounters, survival, and the consequences of humanity's violent history. Through the lens of the protagonist's experience of devastation and loss, the story raises profound questions about civilization, morality, and the nature of fear. In the wake of a catastrophic event that has decimated humanity, the protagonist awakens to find themselves surrounded by extraterrestrial beings who represent advanced, peaceful civilizations. As they interact, the protagonist grapples with feelings of anger and betrayal, questioning why these aliens failed to intervene during humanity's self-destruction. The aliens reveal their deep-seated fear of carnivorous species, having witnessed the brutality and harm caused by such beings throughout their history. In a shocking twist, it is revealed that the survivors have been rendered sterile, ensuring that the human race cannot continue. This conclusion forces the protagonist to confront a visceral rage against the aliens, juxtaposed with a burgeoning understanding of their cautious nature and the cycle of violence inherent in the evolutionary history of carnivores. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 38984 2024-11-16T22:35:27.333117 2023-09-13T08:47:33.097964 text/html text/html 15018 2024-10-24T20:22:02 text/html 78945 2024-11-16T22:35:31.208111 application/epub+zip 77369 2024-11-16T22:35:29.041117 application/epub+zip 76596 2024-11-16T22:35:27.926119 application/epub+zip 156557 2024-11-16T22:35:32.853313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148861 2024-11-16T22:35:30.536111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116904 2022-09-14T04:12:31.448007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32405 2023-09-13T08:47:32.923972 text/plain 12619 2024-10-24T20:22:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32369 2021-01-05T16:41:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17283 2024-11-16T22:35:32.999088 application/rdf+xml 12006 2024-11-16T22:35:28.462134 image/jpeg 3293 2024-11-16T22:35:28.192115 image/jpeg 162831 2021-01-05T16:41:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 12433 2021-01-05T16:41:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 76123 2024-11-16T22:35:27.337128 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