Project Gutenberg 2021-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 88 Davis, John Massie Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Leave, Earthmen—Or Die! $aUnited States :$bGreenleaf Publishing Company,$c1953. Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Leave, Earthmen—Or Die!" by John Massie Davis is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around the themes of colonization and the complex interactions between human explorers and an alien civilization. It delves into the ethical implications of invasion and the psychological effects of communication across species, particularly through the use of familiar voices that resonate with the crew's personal lives. The plot follows three human explorers—Murph, Forsyth, and Jamison—as they arrive on an unwelcoming alien planet despite warnings against their landing. Each crew member becomes emotionally affected by mysterious voices that resemble loved ones from their pasts, which intensifies their individual motivations. The story escalates into violence as conflicts arise between the crew members, fueled by personal vendettas and desires, culminating in a chaotic confrontation against both internal rivalries and external threats posed by the alien civilization. Ultimately, the narrative highlights the consequences of disregarding warnings and the perils of imperialistic ambitions, as the crew faces dire repercussions for their actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210306053727davis 1953 US en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 38886 38915 2024-12-27T08:23:11.546520 2023-09-28T08:36:39.355497 text/html text/html 38725 2021-08-31T07:21:40 text/html 414483 2024-12-27T08:23:14.949488 application/epub+zip 413384 2024-12-27T08:23:13.238529 application/epub+zip 233994 2024-12-27T08:23:12.149510 application/epub+zip 446338 2024-12-27T08:23:16.129504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439082 2024-12-27T08:23:14.337499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259785 2022-09-29T18:57:48.172868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32917 32904 2024-12-27T08:23:11.415516 2023-09-28T08:36:39.118490 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 32536 2021-08-31T07:21:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18219 2024-12-27T08:23:16.255616 application/rdf+xml 25718 2024-12-27T08:23:12.696517 image/jpeg 4283 2024-12-27T08:23:12.422505 image/jpeg 5408124 2024-12-27T08:23:11.589511 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