Project Gutenberg 2016-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 91 Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) 1916 2006 Bone, Jesse Franklin Bone, J.F. Bone, J. F. (Jesse Franklin) Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay On the Fourth Planet Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "On the Fourth Planet" by J. F. Bone is a science fiction novella written during the early 1960s. The story revolves around the character Ul Kworn, a member of a dwindling alien race, facing a significant obstacle in his path—a mysterious metal structure that blocks his access to food, ultimately representing a barrier to survival and progress for his species. The narrative unfolds in an alien landscape, exploring themes of survival, societal change, and the remnants of a once-great civilization. The plot centers on the challenges faced by Ul Kworn as he confronts a massive metallic disc that has appeared in his feeding territory. Struggling with dwindling energy and food scarcity, he battles both the external obstacles of this artifact and the internal tensions within his community, particularly concerning his untrustworthy neighbors. As the story progresses, Kworn learns the structure possesses life and intelligence, which leads to a moment of transformation for him. The climax reveals a catastrophic event involving his naive offspring, resulting in the destruction of the structure but revealing the potential for rebirth in the society of the Folk. Ultimately, Kworn envisions the possibility of reconciling the old knowledge with new opportunities for growth, hinting at a hopeful future for his civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 64936 64941 2024-10-21T09:58:44.495194 2023-09-22T07:12:10.767650 text/html text/html 61399 2016-01-12T09:36:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii 298909 2016-01-12T09:36:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 328711 2024-10-21T09:58:46.367160 application/epub+zip 327633 2024-10-21T09:58:44.903193 application/epub+zip 88329 2024-10-21T09:58:44.678169 application/epub+zip 365066 2024-10-21T09:58:47.687305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358243 2024-10-21T09:58:46.151155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119293 2022-09-23T06:56:42.541447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58332 58237 2024-10-21T09:58:44.283160 2023-09-22T07:12:10.535673 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58552 2016-01-12T09:36:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22219 2016-01-12T09:36:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21082 2024-10-21T09:58:47.814141 application/rdf+xml 30082 2024-10-21T09:58:44.753179 image/jpeg 4899 2024-10-21T09:58:44.714159 image/jpeg 300134 2024-10-21T09:58:44.510188 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