Project Gutenberg 2016-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 92 Sheckley, Robert 1928 2005 Barbee, Phillips Lang, Ned O'Donnevan, Finn Barbee, Phillip Goodman The Sweeper of Loray Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Sweeper of Loray" by Robert Sheckley is a science fiction novella published in the late 1950s. The story takes place on the primitive planet Loray, where the narrative follows Professor Carver and his assistant, Fred, as they explore the intriguing and dangerous customs of the native inhabitants and their mysterious healing substance known as sersee juice. The novella delves into themes of colonialism, scientific ethics, and the nature of intelligence across species. The plot unfolds as the Earthmen witness startling healing powers attributed to sersee juice, a sacred substance critical to the survival of the Lorayan people. Initially aiming to obtain the juice for scientific examination, tensions rise when Fred resort to violence to acquire it, resulting in devastating consequences for their relationship with the locals. As the story progresses, it becomes evident that the sersee juice has transformative effects, changing Fred into a Lorayan, ultimately leading to a confrontation between scientific ambition and moral responsibility. In a poignant conclusion, Professor Carver chooses to protect his academic reputation over his assistant's humanity, revealing the darker undertones of his character and the implications of his beliefs regarding racial superiority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Scientists -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 54071 54077 2024-09-21T13:03:13.834221 2023-09-22T10:00:48.339833 text/html text/html 50377 2016-03-24T16:27:24 text/html; charset=us-ascii 218477 2016-03-24T16:27:24 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 243079 2024-09-21T13:03:15.764345 application/epub+zip 241988 2024-09-21T13:03:14.227162 application/epub+zip 83036 2024-09-21T13:03:14.016206 application/epub+zip 278685 2024-09-21T13:03:17.064269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272156 2024-09-21T13:03:15.550196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113419 2022-09-23T13:14:44.567870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46964 46869 2024-09-21T13:03:13.674194 2023-09-22T10:00:48.137822 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46877 2016-03-24T16:27:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18095 2016-03-24T16:27:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19957 2024-09-21T13:03:17.189275 application/rdf+xml 30757 2024-09-21T13:03:14.086244 image/jpeg 4959 2024-09-21T13:03:14.052258 image/jpeg 219397 2024-09-21T13:03:13.846205 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