The Forgotten Planet

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The Forgotten Planet

by Murray Leinster

EN·~5 hours

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Beneath perpetual gray clouds lies a world that seemed perfect for colonization—breathable air, fresh oceans, temperate climate—yet utterly barren. The survey ship’s instruments confirm a lifeless surface, no soil, no microbes, no signs of any ecosystem. Humanity’s hopes for a new home quickly fade as the planet proves useless, a sterile blank slate in the galaxy’s expanding map.

But the planet’s silence is deceptive. When a stranded crew begins to explore, they encounter a nightmarish landscape of giant, carnivorous insects and plant‑like predators that turn the quiet wilderness into a lethal maze. Among the desperate survivors, a resourceful man named Burl conceives a daring plan to craft a weapon from the very creatures that threaten them, sparking the first glimmer of resistance. As the battle for survival unfolds, listeners are drawn into a tense struggle between ingenuity and an alien horror that has only just begun to reveal its true menace.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (326K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2012-12-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster

1896–1975

A prolific pioneer of science fiction, he helped shape the genre with fast-moving stories full of big ideas, practical ingenuity, and a sense that ordinary people could outthink extraordinary problems.

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