Project Gutenberg 2016-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 90 Tenn, William 1920 2010 Klass, Philip Putnam, Kenneth Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The Men in the Walls Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Men in the Walls" by William Tenn is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story unfolds in a subterranean world populated by a small faction of humanity, divided between the Men and the Monsters, with the main character being Eric the Only, an initiate preparing to embark on his first significant Theft to prove his worth as a warrior. The narrative explores themes of identity, societal roles, and the dichotomy between the perceived savageness of the Monsters and the humanity of the Men. The beginning of the novel introduces Eric's aspirations and anxieties as he stands on the brink of manhood in a society where the transition is marked by a perilous act of theft from the dreaded Monsters. He grapples with the expectations placed on him by his society, the weight of his lineage as the child of famously brave thieves, and the complex relationship with his uncle, Thomas the Trap-Smasher, who urges him to embrace controversial ideas that challenge their society's beliefs. This opening sets the stage for Eric's tumultuous journey, as he navigates societal pressures, personal fears, and the harsh realities of life in a world filled with danger and uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 202708 202714 2024-10-21T11:06:51.971043 2023-09-22T08:11:42.043328 text/html text/html 201504 2016-02-03T10:35:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii 543664 2016-02-03T10:35:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 596425 2024-10-21T11:06:55.257027 application/epub+zip 599339 2024-10-21T11:06:52.516047 application/epub+zip 142995 2024-10-21T11:06:52.215026 application/epub+zip 670448 2024-10-21T11:06:57.438982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661961 2024-10-21T11:06:54.976036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206107 2022-09-23T09:11:25.367778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192782 192687 2024-10-21T11:06:51.597061 2023-09-22T08:11:41.689317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 193012 2016-02-03T10:35:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71568 2016-02-03T10:35:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20318 2024-10-21T11:06:57.565011 application/rdf+xml 31912 2024-10-21T11:06:52.293010 image/jpeg 4974 2024-10-21T11:06:52.254004 image/jpeg 544540 2024-10-21T11:06:52.004007 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