Project Gutenberg 2009-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 73 Samachson, Joseph 1906 1980 Sterling, Brett Morrison, William Samachson, Joe Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Dead Man's Planet Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Dead Man's Planet" by William Morrison is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. It explores themes of loss, companionship, and the search for meaning through the story of a father and son who land on a desolate, uninhabited planet. The narrative delves into human emotions and the lingering effects of grief while juxtaposing the human experience with the existence of a seemingly immortal dog left behind on the planet. The story follows Sam Wilson and his young son, Mark, as they arrive on a bleak planet that evokes feelings of loneliness and melancholy. As they adapt to their new surroundings, they encounter a mysterious dog that raises questions about its past and its connection to a long-dead human named Julian Hagstrom. Through their exploration, Sam grapples with his harsh personality and the fear of leaving his son alone in a world devoid of human companionship. Mark's bond with the dog symbolizes his longing for friendship and normalcy in the wake of their family's tragedy. Ultimately, the novel confronts the heart-wrenching reality of memory, loss, and the insurmountable distances created by time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 53202 53211 2024-09-13T06:55:15.822229 2023-09-13T11:41:02.618250 text/html text/html 49400 2021-01-05T23:40:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 163278 2021-01-05T23:40:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 212578 2024-09-13T06:55:19.204208 application/epub+zip 211155 2024-09-13T06:55:17.077244 application/epub+zip 68635 2024-09-13T06:55:16.268225 application/epub+zip 335507 2024-09-13T06:55:20.850189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326853 2024-09-13T06:55:18.633259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159810 2022-09-14T08:14:37.065872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45848 45747 2024-09-13T06:55:15.593245 2023-09-13T11:41:02.405278 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45728 2021-01-05T23:40:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17501 2021-01-05T23:40:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19613 2024-09-13T06:55:20.979183 application/rdf+xml 14713 2024-09-13T06:55:16.606246 image/jpeg 3730 2024-09-13T06:55:16.435207 image/jpeg 216578 2024-09-13T06:55:15.836213 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 en.wikipedia