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    On the Fourth Planet
    On the Fourth Planet
    On the Fourth Planet
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    On the Fourth Planet

    By Jesse F. Bone

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    On the Fourth Planet by Jesse F. Bone unfolds a gripping tale on an alien world, exploring the challenges and discoveries of human colonization. As characters navigate the complexities of a new environment, they face moral dilemmas, uncharted mysteries, and the evolving dynamics of survival. With elements of suspense and exploration, the narrative delves into the unknown, combining human resilience with extraterrestrial intrigue.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInteractive Media
    Release dateMar 28, 2020
    ISBN9781787361652
    On the Fourth Planet
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    Jesse F. Bone

    Jesse Franklin Bone (geboren am 15. Juni 1916 in Tacoma, Washington; gestorben am 6. Januar 2006 in Sierra Vista, Arizona) war ein amerikanischer Veterinärmediziner und Science-Fiction-Autor.

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      On the Fourth Planet - Jesse F. Bone

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      Jesse F. Bone

      On the Fourth Planet

      New Edition

      Published by Fantastica

      This Edition first published in 2010

      Copyright © 2020 Fantastica

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      ISBN: 9781787361652

      Contents

      ON THE FOURTH PLANET

      ON THE FOURTH PLANET

      To Kworn the object was a roadblock, threatening his life.

      But it was also a high road to a magnificent future!

      The Ul Kworn paused in his search for food, extended his eye and considered the thing that blocked his path.

      He hadn’t notice the obstacle until he had almost touched it. His attention had been focused upon gleaning every feeder large enough to be edible from the lichens that covered his feeding strip. But the unexpected warmth radiating from the object had startled him. Sundown was at hand. There should be nothing living or non-living that radiated a fraction of the heat that was coming from the gleaming metal wall which lay before him. He expanded his mantle to trap the warmth as he pushed his eye upward to look over the top. It wasn’t high, just high enough to be a nuisance. It curved away from him toward the boundaries of his strip, extending completely across the width of his land.

      A dim racial memory told him that this was an artefact, a product of the days when the Folk had leisure to dream and time to build. It had probably been built by his remote ancestors millennia ago and had just recently been uncovered from its hiding place beneath the sand. These metal objects kept appearing and disappearing as the sands shifted to the force of the wind. He had seen them before, but never a piece so large or so well preserved. It shone as though it had been made yesterday, gleaming with a soft silvery luster

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