Project Gutenberg 2010-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 128 Moore, C. L. (Catherine Lucile) 1911 1987 Moore, Catherine Lucille Moore, Catherine Lucile Kuttner, C. L. Moore (Catherine Lucile Moore) Мур, К. The Tree of Life Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Tree of Life" by C. L. Moore is a science fiction short story originally published in the magazine "Weird Tales" in the late 1930s. The narrative revolves around the adventures of Northwest Smith, a space-faring rogue, as he explores the ruins of an ancient city on Mars and encounters a mysterious and otherworldly priestess linked to a powerful entity known as Thag. The tale weaves themes of danger, intrigue, and the cosmic unknown, highlighting the contrasts between civilization and the primal forces lurking in the shadows of the universe. In this gripping story, Northwest Smith stumbles upon an enigmatic woman weeping in an ancient Martian temple. Driven by curiosity and a need for survival, he follows her to the "Tree of Life," where he learns that she is a priestess for Thag, a monstrous being that appetite for human sacrifices. As the tale unfolds, Smith is both drawn to the priestess's ethereal beauty and repulsed by the horror of Thag's looming presence. The story builds tension as Smith ultimately confronts the true nature of the Tree and the terrifying reality of Thag, culminating in a climactic battle for survival that reveals the existential threats that roam the universe. The tension between beauty and horror, along with themes of fate and sacrifice, leaves a lasting impact on the reader. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32850/32850-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 92623 92628 2024-10-14T04:56:53.422107 2023-09-14T09:41:08.679360 text/html text/html 87638 2010-06-20T11:01:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 222841 2010-06-20T06:56:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232579 2024-10-14T04:56:55.753118 application/epub+zip 232859 2024-10-14T04:56:53.978091 application/epub+zip 103827 2024-10-14T04:56:53.689106 application/epub+zip 277079 2024-10-14T04:56:57.282094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269598 2024-10-14T04:56:55.477071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140932 2022-09-15T06:36:23.627429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84697 84602 2024-10-14T04:56:53.255118 2023-09-14T09:41:08.539367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 84553 2010-06-20T11:00:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31883 2010-06-20T06:56:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20272 2024-10-14T04:56:57.409093 application/rdf+xml 30522 2024-10-14T04:56:53.757117 image/jpeg 5131 2024-10-14T04:56:53.723099 image/jpeg 223839 2024-10-14T04:56:53.439091 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