Project Gutenberg 2011-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 121 Abernathy, Robert 1924 1990 Abernathy, Robert Harwood Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The Rotifers Produced by Frank van Drogen, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Rotifers" by Robert Abernathy is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores the intricate and often overlooked world of rotifers, microscopic creatures dwelling in freshwater environments, as well as the relationship between a father and son bound by curiosity and discovery. The story serves as a commentary on the potential consequences of delving too deeply into the mysterious nature of life, especially in the context of humans interacting with unseen, possibly sentient organisms. The plot revolves around Henry Chatham and his son, Harry, who becomes fascinated with the microscopic world of rotifers after receiving a microscope from his father. As Harry studies these tiny creatures, his obsession grows, and he starts to perceive a deeper, more sinister intelligence within them. His feverish state leads to alarming revelations that the rotifers may harbor malevolent designs against humanity, culminating in a frantic race against time for Henry to protect his son and rid their world of the rotifer threat. The story blends themes of scientific curiosity with eerie suspense, making readers ponder the unknown dangers lurking in the smallest corners of our ecosystem. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35879/35879-rst/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 71658 71520 2024-09-15T08:59:03.788939 2023-09-15T14:13:54.907306 text/html text/html 73446 2011-04-16T09:43:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 252093 2011-04-16T09:43:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 262869 2024-09-15T08:59:10.307932 application/epub+zip 310891 2024-09-15T08:59:09.276903 application/pdf 83429 2024-09-15T08:59:05.746931 application/pdf 261953 2024-09-15T08:59:06.695923 application/epub+zip 85023 2024-09-15T08:59:04.648932 application/epub+zip 298873 2024-09-15T08:59:11.781885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290737 2024-09-15T08:59:08.149925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114095 2022-09-16T12:11:28.925735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51961 2024-09-15T08:59:03.504940 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52036 2011-04-16T09:43:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 19972 2011-04-16T09:43:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 51726 2011-04-16T09:43:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 19904 2011-04-16T09:43:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 51724 2011-04-16T09:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19898 2011-04-16T09:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27244 2024-09-15T08:59:11.924893 application/rdf+xml 53715 53709 2024-09-15T08:59:03.252933 2023-09-15T14:13:54.663353 text/x-rst text/x-rst 53711 2011-04-16T09:43:36 text/x-rst 247445 2011-04-16T09:43:36 text/x-rst application/zip 25074 2024-09-15T08:59:05.968932 image/jpeg 3772 2024-09-15T08:59:05.870914 image/jpeg 251429 2024-09-15T08:59:03.800934 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