02464cam a22003373u 4500 31208 UtSlPG 20260610133719.0 m cr n 260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Lewis, Mike Collectivum Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2010 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Space Science Fiction July 1953. Release date is 2010-02-07 Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Collectivum" by Mike Lewis is a science fiction novella that was published in the early 1950s. The story unfolds in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a parasitic alien race known as the Oren, whose collective consciousness threatens the remnants of humanity. The plot follows the journey of the protagonist, Morgan, as he navigates this dangerous landscape, encountering both human and Orenian foes while contemplating issues of individuality and survival. In the narrative, Morgan, a hardened wanderer, meets Shera, a woman with a troubled past, as they escape the threat of the Oren and their stings that transform humans into a unified hive mind. They both possess strong survival instincts but are driven by different motivations: Morgan aims to resist and harass the Oren, while Shera grapples with her own identity after surviving an Oren encounter. As they team up to fight off Orenians and other threats, they encounter an old man named Hanson, who provides insight and companionship in their struggles against the Oren menace. The tension escalates as Morgan faces the existential dilemma of whether Shera herself has been affected by the Oren, culminating in a confrontation that tests their humanity in a world increasingly devoid of it. The book closes on a haunting note, as the lines between humanity and the Oren blur amid the chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Produced from Space Science Fiction July 1953. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31208 72054 72054