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 Project Gutenberg 2016-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 107 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally Birds of a Feather Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Birds of a Feather" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book centers around J. F. Corrigan, the proprietor of the Corrigan Institute of Morphological Science, a sort of interstellar zoo on Earth where extraterrestrial beings are displayed as specimens. The narrative explores themes of exploitation, deception, and the interactions between humans and various alien species, highlighting the complexities of interstellar tourism and the ethics of exhibiting life forms. The story unfolds as Corrigan travels to the planet Ghryne to recruit new specimens for his institute. He encounters a host of bizarre and unique alien applicants, from a globular Terraphile to a Kallerian seeking revenge for an insult to his clan. Amidst the chaos of recruitment, a peculiar Earthman named Ildwar Gorb enters, claiming to be a representative from a distant planet. As the day progresses, misunderstandings, comedy, and tension mount, culminating in a series of crises involving suicide attempts, police confrontations, and contract negotiations. Ultimately, Corrigan's interactions with Gorb lead to unexpected twists, putting his own business acumen and ethics to the test while navigating a universe filled with tricksters and con artists. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 72990 72996 2024-09-21T12:12:40.059216 2023-09-22T09:14:12.095035 text/html text/html 69659 2016-03-05T07:52:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 348424 2016-03-05T07:52:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 385934 2024-09-21T12:12:42.281219 application/epub+zip 384864 2024-09-21T12:12:40.577210 application/epub+zip 94624 2024-09-21T12:12:40.330208 application/epub+zip 427512 2024-09-21T12:12:43.692199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419713 2024-09-21T12:12:42.055213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129924 2022-09-23T11:30:16.599305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65426 65331 2024-09-21T12:12:39.876216 2023-09-22T09:14:11.815051 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 65336 2016-03-05T07:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26181 2016-03-05T07:52:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20163 2024-09-21T12:12:43.818190 application/rdf+xml 22311 2024-09-21T12:12:40.407202 image/jpeg 4006 2024-09-21T12:12:40.365212 image/jpeg 349379 2024-09-21T12:12:40.076246 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia