000 02571cam a22003853u 4500
001 61405
003 UtSlPG
005 20260610134421.0
006 m
007 cr n
008 260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aPanshin, Alexei,
_d1940-
245 1 0 _aDown to the Worlds of Men
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1963
500 _aRelease date is 2020-02-14
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Down to the Worlds of Men" by Alexei Panshin is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The storyline revolves around a group of adolescents who are sent on a survival trial to a distant planet called Tintera, where they must find their way in an unfamiliar and potentially dangerous environment. The novel explores themes of growth, personal responsibility, and the clash between different cultures as the characters navigate the challenges of survival and their views on humanity. The narrative follows Mia Havero, a fourteen-year-old girl who is part of a group sent to Tintera as part of their coming-of-age Trial. As she embarks on this daunting adventure, Mia confronts social tensions between her insulated upbringing on a spaceship and the primitive society she encounters on Tintera. She faces numerous obstacles, including treacherous encounters with the planet's inhabitants and her internal struggle with identity and belonging. Mia's journey is marked by moments of courageous defiance, particularly against those who represent oppressive norms, leading to significant personal growth. As the trials unfold, she learns valuable lessons about friendship, the consequences of societal choices, and what it truly means to be human. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aSurvival -- Fiction
653 _aSpace ships -- Fiction
653 _aSpace colonies -- Fiction
653 _aTeenage girls -- Fiction
700 1 _aNodel, Norman,
_d1922-2000
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1963
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61405
999 _c102231
_d102231