Project Gutenberg 2010-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 126 Gilbert, Robert E. 1924 1993 Gilbert, Robert Ernest Gilbert, R. E. Beecham, Tom 1926 2000 Beecham, Thomas A. Thy Rocks and Rills Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Thy Rocks and Rills" by Robert E. Gilbert is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story is set in a dystopian future where an advanced society engages in brutal bullfighting, reflecting on themes of human-animal relationships and the consequences of violence in sport. The narrative unfolds through the experiences of M. Stonecypher, a farmer who is pitted against L. Dan, a cruel hobbyist in a ridiculous duel that serves as a critique of societal norms regarding masculinity and entertainment. The plot centers around Stonecypher's prized bull, Moe, who has been mutated by exposure to radioactivity and possesses extraordinary intelligence. As the narrative progresses, Stonecypher prepares for Moe's participation in a deadly bullfight on Dependence Day, where the hope is to show that the bull can defy the gruesome culture surrounding animal fights. The duel serves as a backdrop for exploring the philosophical quandaries of agency, morality, and the instinctual fight for survival, leading to a climactic showdown between humans and the expectations placed on the animals in their midst. Ultimately, it acts as a lens through which the reader confronts the implications of man’s dominion over nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32878/32878-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Dueling -- Fiction Bullfighting -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 91002 91026 2024-09-14T04:53:16.369850 2023-09-14T09:45:37.933633 text/html text/html 87779 2010-06-18T11:53:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 220217 2010-06-18T11:53:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 229041 2024-09-14T04:53:18.789855 application/epub+zip 229470 2024-09-14T04:53:16.912900 application/epub+zip 105207 2024-09-14T04:53:16.635865 application/epub+zip 275711 2024-09-14T04:53:20.477841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264748 2024-09-14T04:53:18.515896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141089 2022-09-15T06:42:32.314959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81247 81152 2024-09-14T04:53:16.160875 2023-09-14T09:45:37.757645 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 81094 2010-06-18T11:53:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32812 2010-06-18T11:53:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19203 2024-09-14T04:53:20.611839 application/rdf+xml 18078 2024-09-14T04:53:16.700886 image/jpeg 3062 2024-09-14T04:53:16.667873 image/jpeg 220847 2024-09-14T04:53:16.384883 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