| Author |
De Vet, Charles V., 1911-1997 |
| Illustrator |
Terry, W. E., 1921-1992 |
| Title |
There is a Reaper ...
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"There is a Reaper ..." by Charles V. De Vet is a short science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative delves into themes of mortality, the afterlife, and the psychological aspects of facing death. It presents a chilling exploration of what may come after life through the eyes of a man who plans to communicate with the dead. The story follows a wealthy man who, upon being diagnosed with only a month to live, concocts a plan to learn about the afterlife by poisoning a homeless man and engaging him in conversation as he dies. The dying man descends into a bleak realm where he constantly awaits a mysterious, malevolent presence. As the wealthy man desperately seeks to know what lies beyond death, he learns that he is not merely an observer but is intricately tied to the fate of the dying man, culminating in a haunting realization that they are waiting for him. This poignant twist emphasizes the inevitability of death and the existential dread that accompanies it, prompting readers to ponder their own mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Science fiction
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| Subject |
Short stories
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| Subject |
Horror tales
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
29954 |
| Release Date |
Sep 10, 2009 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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