The man on the meteor

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The man on the meteor

by Ray Cummings

EN·~4 hours·31 chapters

Chapters

31 total

CHAPTER I

8:40

CHAPTER II

5:12

CHAPTER III

8:23

CHAPTER IV

8:11

CHAPTER V

6:52

CHAPTER VI

6:59

CHAPTER VII

3:19

CHAPTER VIII

6:59

CHAPTER IX

6:09

CHAPTER X

7:53

Description

A man awakens on a strange, glittering rock, his body clad in a torn rubber suit and a simple bathing‑type outfit. He has no memory of his past, no name, and only the alien sky of Saturn’s rings to ground him, as billions of tiny meteors whirl overhead. The narrative follows his bewildered first moments, his struggle to breathe, and his instinctive effort to understand the impossible landscape.

As he explores the barren, metallic terrain, strange trees and soft, black sand hint at a fragile ecosystem clinging to the edge of a world that feels like the top of a sphere. With each breath of the thin, sweet air, he pieces together clues about the planet below, the massive silver band of Saturn, and his own place in this cosmic setting. Listeners are drawn into a meditation on isolation, wonder, and the primal drive to survive when the universe itself seems both beautiful and hostile.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (255K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

New York, NY: Columbia Publications Inc., 1941.

Credits

Alex White, Greg Weeks & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Internet Archive.)

Release date

2024-02-09

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ray Cummings

Ray Cummings

1887–1957

A prolific early science fiction writer, he helped shape the fast-moving, idea-packed style of the pulp era. His stories ranged from cosmic adventures to strange scientific marvels, and many first appeared in the magazines that introduced generations of readers to science fiction.

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