Left hand, right hand by James H. Schmitz

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72272.html.images 96 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72272.epub3.images 580 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72272.epub.images 580 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72272.epub.noimages 249 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72272.kf8.images 1.2 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72272.kindle.images 1.2 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72272.txt.utf-8 89 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/72272/pg72272-h.zip 2.4 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Schmitz, James H., 1911-1981
Illustrator Schelling, George, 1938-
Title Left hand, right hand
Original Publication New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1962.
Credits Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "Left Hand, Right Hand" by James H. Schmitz is a science fiction novel likely written during the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around themes of survival, betrayal, and interstellar conflict, focusing on humanity's encounter with an alien species. The plot addresses the psychological and ethical implications of a group of humans held captive by the Tareegs, who are determined to transform their arid planet into one resembling their aquatic homeworld while orchestrating a sinister plan against Earth. The story follows Jerry Newland, a courier pilot, who awakens from a prolonged recovery period after a crash, only to find himself in a precarious situation where he, along with engineer Troy Gordon, must navigate the treacherous landscape of alien politics and betrayal within their own ranks. Newland grapples with fragmented memories and the reality of their captors while Gordon endeavors to mobilize a daring escape plan. As the plot unfolds, the dynamic between the captives and the Tareegs becomes increasingly complex, revealing a plot involving betrayal from within their expedition itself. The novel mixes elements of suspense and sci-fi adventure, culminating in a critical revelation about the fate of the Tareegs and the mission of the human crew. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Prisoners -- Fiction
Subject Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 72272
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 90 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!