Paradise Planet

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Paradise Planet

by Richard S. Shaver

EN·~33 minutes

Chapters

Description

An exhausted pilot, low on fuel and supplies, drifts toward a distant world that seems almost a mirror of Earth—except for its uncanny perfection. The planet’s sky is threaded with swirling, metallic clouds, and the surface is a meticulously tended tapestry of trees, fields, and shining structures that hint at an advanced, orderly civilization. As he lands near a pristine farmhouse, the quiet beauty of the surroundings draws him in, but the precise calm feels almost too controlled.

Inside, he is welcomed by a striking woman whose voice carries a crystalline edge, speaking a language he cannot yet grasp. She offers him a simple, home‑cooked meal and invites him to sit at a spotless table, surrounded by flawless décor that feels both futuristic and timeless. While the hospitality is warm, an unexplained tension lingers, suggesting that beneath the serene façade there may be hidden complexities waiting to be uncovered.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~33 minutes (32K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Greenleaf Publishing Company, 1953.

Credits

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

Release date

2021-08-25

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Richard S. Shaver

Richard S. Shaver

1907–1975

A pulp-era writer and artist, he became one of the most controversial figures in mid-century speculative fiction through the sensational “Shaver Mystery” stories published in Amazing Stories. His work mixed science fiction, hidden-world mythology, and outsider imagination in a way that still sparks curiosity.

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