This edition had all images removed.
Title: Palimpsest
Note: Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
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Summary: "Palimpsest" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of human origin, survival, and identity as it follows a crew of Earthmen who embark on a mission to colonize Venus after Earth has been destroyed. The title suggests the layers of history and identity that may exist within different worlds, drawing a parallel between the physical journey into space and the broader philosophical questions of humanity’s place in the universe. In the storyline, the crew of the spaceship Terra IV, led by Val Conna, discovers that they are not alone on Venus as they initially believed; they encounter a group of human descendants from a previous mission, the Connors. Throughout their journey, tension arises between the crew and Hanlon, a menacing stowaway who is struggling with his identity and purpose after being discharged from the Foundation's training program. As they grapple with the consequences of their mission and the destruction of Earth, they must confront both their individual insecurities and the implications of creating a new human race, concluding with a discovery about their origins that challenges their preconceived notions of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aycock, Roger D., 1914-2004
Illustrator: Vestal, Herman B., 1916-2007
EBook No.: 63990
Published: Dec 8, 2020
Downloads: 72
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Space colonies -- Fiction
Subject: Venus (Planet) -- Fiction
Subject: Space travelers -- Fiction
Subject: Stowaways -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Palimpsest
Note: Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Palimpsest" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of human origin, survival, and identity as it follows a crew of Earthmen who embark on a mission to colonize Venus after Earth has been destroyed. The title suggests the layers of history and identity that may exist within different worlds, drawing a parallel between the physical journey into space and the broader philosophical questions of humanity’s place in the universe. In the storyline, the crew of the spaceship Terra IV, led by Val Conna, discovers that they are not alone on Venus as they initially believed; they encounter a group of human descendants from a previous mission, the Connors. Throughout their journey, tension arises between the crew and Hanlon, a menacing stowaway who is struggling with his identity and purpose after being discharged from the Foundation's training program. As they grapple with the consequences of their mission and the destruction of Earth, they must confront both their individual insecurities and the implications of creating a new human race, concluding with a discovery about their origins that challenges their preconceived notions of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aycock, Roger D., 1914-2004
Illustrator: Vestal, Herman B., 1916-2007
EBook No.: 63990
Published: Dec 8, 2020
Downloads: 72
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Space colonies -- Fiction
Subject: Venus (Planet) -- Fiction
Subject: Space travelers -- Fiction
Subject: Stowaways -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.