The Avenger by Damon Knight
"The Avenger" by Stuart Fleming is a science fiction novel that was published in the early 1940s. The story explores themes of human evolution and survival amid an alien invasion, concentrating on the concept of creating a new breed of humanity to combat superior extraterrestrial beings. The novel revolves around Peter Karson, a scientist who awakens from a coma to discover that Earth is under threat from invaders who possess horrifying abilities
to fuse and harm humans. He creates a spaceship called "The Avenger" with the intent of sending himself into space to undergo mutative transformations to become a superman capable of fighting off the invaders. As he transforms and successfully breeds a new generation of intelligent beings, he faces the ethical dilemma of loyalty to his original humanity versus the kinship to the creatures he has created. The story culminates in a striking twist, revealing his creation's lack of emotional understanding and ultimate choice not to return to Earth, leading to a poignant conclusion about the nature of evolution and identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Knight, Damon, 1922-2002 |
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| Illustrator | Ingels, Graham, 1915-1991 |
| Title | The Avenger |
| Series Title | Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1944 |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Scientists -- Fiction |
| Subject | Space ships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 62619 |
| Release Date | Jul 11, 2020 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 212 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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