Project Gutenberg 2019-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 85 Sharkey, Jack 1931 1992 Sharkey, John Michael To Each His Own Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "To Each His Own" by Jack Sharkey is a science fiction narrative that was published in the early 1960s. The story revolves around a group of Venusians who make their first contact with Earth, only to discover an eerie and abandoned planet instead of the bustling civilization they expected. The narrative unfolds in a dystopian setting, exploring themes of communication, misunderstanding, and the fragility of life across different worlds. As the Venusians prepare for their mission, they land in Times Square, but they find the streets empty and silent. Despite their advanced technology and mission to establish peaceful contact with Earth’s inhabitants, they are met with a ghostly landscape devoid of life. As each member of the crew explores different continents, they encounter only the remnants of civilization and roaming carnivorous creatures. In their quest for answers, they theorize about the disappearance of Earth’s population, speculating on possible cataclysms or societal collapse. Ultimately, they uncover evidence suggesting a recent disaster that has decimated life on Earth, leaving them to wonder why such a vibrant planet has turned into a desolate shadow of its former self. The story concludes with an ambiguous reflection on the environmental and existential challenges that ultimately claimed the Earth’s life, presenting a cautionary tale about the fate of civilizations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Cold War -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 54997 55001 2024-09-25T06:59:37.727790 2023-09-26T06:36:30.863840 text/html text/html 297677 2019-11-19T09:22:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 31584 2024-10-15T09:21:39 text/html 92391 2024-09-25T06:59:39.577794 application/epub+zip 91323 2024-09-25T06:59:38.130798 application/epub+zip 76214 2024-09-25T06:59:37.908807 application/epub+zip 129873 2024-09-25T06:59:40.892778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122075 2024-09-25T06:59:39.358783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107228 2022-09-27T12:47:25.313405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48529 48536 2024-09-25T06:59:37.592783 2023-09-26T06:36:30.712840 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28735 2024-10-15T09:21:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48785 2019-11-19T09:22:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18951 2019-11-19T09:22:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19071 2024-09-25T06:59:41.017765 application/rdf+xml 26776 2024-09-25T06:59:37.984787 image/jpeg 4683 2024-09-25T06:59:37.945846 image/jpeg 299612 2024-09-25T06:59:37.736839 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