Project Gutenberg 2010-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 51 Shaver, Richard S. 1907 1975 Lohrman, Paul The Dark Goddess Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Dark Goddess" by Richard S. Shaver is a science fiction novella first published in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of loneliness, companionship, and the mystique of alien life through the eyes of Peter McCarthy, a weary voyager from space. Set against a richly imagined backdrop of a dark, aquatic planet populated by a powerful mer-woman known as Alfreya, the story delves into the complexities of existence and the search for connection in an alien world. In "The Dark Goddess," Peter McCarthy's spaceship crashes on a mysterious planet inhabited by the last of a once-great civilization, personified by Alfreya, the mer-woman who is left alone after her people evacuate to escape the planet's impending doom. McCarthy, who arrives at a moment of despair, finds himself enchanted and cared for by Alfreya and her ethereal, glowing companions. As he immerses himself in this strange paradise, he struggles with his longing for freedom while also recognizing the deep bond he forms with Alfreya. Eventually, he learns that he cannot leave her world, and instead embraces a new life, filled with wonders and joys, as he becomes part of Alfreya’s existence, ultimately leading to a new family that may bridge both their worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32784/32784-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Love stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 56871 56876 2024-10-14T04:42:50.881138 2023-09-14T09:29:50.419628 text/html text/html 53273 2021-01-06T17:42:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 119279 2021-01-06T17:42:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125878 2024-10-14T04:42:52.941175 application/epub+zip 124801 2024-10-14T04:42:51.458180 application/epub+zip 67784 2024-10-14T04:42:51.204434 application/epub+zip 161716 2024-10-14T04:42:54.251188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154915 2024-10-14T04:42:52.677183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98278 2022-09-15T06:20:03.941471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48957 48861 2024-10-14T04:42:50.738202 2023-09-14T09:29:50.300641 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48766 2021-01-06T17:42:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18933 2021-01-06T17:42:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20490 2024-10-14T04:42:54.377133 application/rdf+xml 25605 2024-10-14T04:42:51.262193 image/jpeg 4581 2024-10-14T04:42:51.233151 image/jpeg 120277 2024-10-14T04:42:50.892138 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