Down to the Worlds of Men by Alexei Panshin
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"Down to the Worlds of Men" by Alexei Panshin is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The storyline revolves around a group of adolescents who are sent on a survival trial to a distant planet called Tintera, where they must find their way in an unfamiliar and potentially dangerous environment. The novel explores themes of growth, personal responsibility, and the clash between different cultures as the characters navigate the
challenges of survival and their views on humanity. The narrative follows Mia Havero, a fourteen-year-old girl who is part of a group sent to Tintera as part of their coming-of-age Trial. As she embarks on this daunting adventure, Mia confronts social tensions between her insulated upbringing on a spaceship and the primitive society she encounters on Tintera. She faces numerous obstacles, including treacherous encounters with the planet's inhabitants and her internal struggle with identity and belonging. Mia's journey is marked by moments of courageous defiance, particularly against those who represent oppressive norms, leading to significant personal growth. As the trials unfold, she learns valuable lessons about friendship, the consequences of societal choices, and what it truly means to be human. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Panshin, Alexei, 1940- |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Nodel, Norman, 1922-2000 |
| Title | Down to the Worlds of Men |
| Series Title | Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1963 |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 93.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Survival -- Fiction |
| Subject | Space ships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Space colonies -- Fiction |
| Subject | Teenage girls -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61405 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-61405-2 |
| Release Date | Feb 14, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 515 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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