Project Gutenberg 2010-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 102 Jones, Raymond F. 1915 1994 Jones, Raymond F. (Raymond Fisher) The Year When Stardust Fell Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Roger L. Holda, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Year When Stardust Fell" by Raymond F. Jones is a science fiction novel written in the late 20th century. The story delves into the catastrophic impact of a passing comet on Earth, exploring themes of science versus superstition through the experiences of a small-town community. The main character, Ken Maddox, is a high school student with aspirations of becoming a scientist, grappling with the implications of the comet's visit alongside his peers and townsfolk. The opening of the narrative sets a tense atmosphere in the small town of Mayfield, where the approach of a comet ignites a mix of awe, fear, and superstition among its residents. As Ken observes the intense spectacle in the sky, he shares insightful conversations with Maria, a girl from Sweden, while the ominous predictions of an eccentric local woman, Granny Wicks, unsettle the community. The initial excitement is soon overshadowed by a series of mysterious mechanical failures affecting cars, machinery, and even power generators, leading to growing panic as the town grapples with the potential for disaster. Ken's scientific curiosity is challenged by the chaos around him, prompting him to investigate the comet's connection to the strange phenomena while navigating the raging fears and suspicions of the townspeople. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33660/33660-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction City and town life -- Fiction Survival -- Fiction PZ PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 395179 395203 2024-10-14T08:49:07.329437 2023-09-15T03:42:55.985180 text/html text/html 395727 2022-07-03T08:20:40 text/html 328452 2024-10-14T08:49:12.754417 application/epub+zip 333985 2024-10-14T08:49:08.124432 application/epub+zip 217117 2024-10-14T08:49:07.721464 application/epub+zip 465923 2024-10-14T08:49:16.602425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439457 2024-10-14T08:49:12.332409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322979 2022-09-15T11:05:32.687316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376183 376063 2024-10-14T08:49:06.258514 2023-09-15T03:42:55.083155 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 375980 2022-07-03T08:20:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20482 2024-10-14T08:49:16.745393 application/rdf+xml 25240 2024-10-14T08:49:07.808461 image/jpeg 4096 2024-10-14T08:49:07.763435 image/jpeg 316559 2022-07-03T08:21:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 141547 2022-07-03T08:21:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 317178 2024-10-14T08:49:07.370497 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