The Colonists
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A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy mid-twentieth-century American science fiction short stories
- Learners who want to practice English extensive reading through free public-domain ebooks
- Readers interested in science fiction about colonization and pioneering
- Discussion leaders who need short materials for book club meetings
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- Readers expecting long-form hard science fiction or complex world-building
- Readers who are not used to reading English originals and need a Chinese translation
Reading tips
- Read through once to grasp the plot, then revisit the dialogue and psychological descriptions at key decision points.
- Read alongside other science fiction short stories from Project Gutenberg to observe common themes among authors of the same period.
- English learners can extract unfamiliar words and long sentences, guess meaning from context, and then verify.
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About the author
Raymond F. Jones (1915–1994) was an American science fiction writer born in Salt Lake City, Utah. His 1952 novel This Island Earth is his best-known work and was adapted into a film of the same name in 1955; he also wrote such novels as Renaissance and The Year of Stardust Fell. The collection here holds nine of his works, including Human Error, The Memory of Mars, The Unlearned, Cubs of the Wolf, The Memory of Mars (Japanese edition), The Great Gray Plague, The Colonists, and A Stone and a Spear, most of them short stories and novellas that often explore technological error, Mars exploration, and the limits of human understanding. His short fiction was nominated for the Hugo Award, and he held a place in the golden age of mid-twentieth-century American science fiction magazines. Public information about his life and career is limited, and existing accounts center mainly on the works listed above.
