TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fritch,Charles E.
TI  - The Pacifists
T2  - Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1955
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Short stories
KW  - Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
KW  - Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction
KW  - Extrasolar planets -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2019-04-10; Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
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N2  - "The Pacifists" by Charles E. Fritch is a science fiction novel first published in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a group of Earthmen exploring an alien planet that appears to be desolate and populated by people who exist in a bizarre state of detachment from reality. The book explores themes of human nature, conflict, and the consequences of a society that purges violence at the expense of vigilance against potential dangers.  In the narrative, three Earthmen, Hinckley, Compton, and Parker, land on an enigmatic planet where they encounter humanoid beings that seem oblivious to their presence. As they investigate, they discover that the inhabitants live in a kind of mass hypnosis, disconnected from reality. While Hinckley and Compton grapple with the implications of this revelation, Parker, motivated by selfish desires, goes off on his own. Eventually, he confronts the people he underestimated, only to meet a violent end at their hands. This outcome underscores the dangers of complacency and the illusion of safety in a world that has stripped away the instincts for survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59243
ER  -