02387cam a22003373u 4500 43046 UtSlPG 20260610134003.0 m cr n 260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Leinster, Murray, 1896-1975 Planet of Dread Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2013 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Fantastic Stories of Imagination May 1962. Release date is 2013-06-27 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Planet of Dread" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the character Moran, who is marooned on a strange and hostile alien planet filled with monstrous creatures and bizarre flora. As he grapples with the challenges of survival and his perilous circumstances, the narrative explores themes of isolation, desperation, and the human instinct to survive against overwhelming odds. At the start of the book, Moran finds himself aboard the spaceship "Nadine", where he is unceremoniously abandoned as a means of escaping scrutiny from space-port authorities due to the illegal addition of an extra crew member. After a series of harrowing events, he is cast onto a planet blanketed in clouds and inhabited by bizarre, gigantic insects. Amidst the chaos and noise of the alien world, Moran begins to assess his surroundings, noting the environmental conditions that suggest mild toxicity but no immediate threat. As he contemplates on survival, he faces the dual tasks of navigating this new world and the imminent dangers posed by its bizarre inhabitants, all while grappling with the implications of his marooning and his uneasy interactions with the ship's original crew. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Adkins, Dan, 1937-2013 Produced from Fantastic Stories of Imagination May 1962. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43046 83885 83885