Eden by Stanisław Lem. Short summary

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A spaceship carrying a crew of 6 crashes on an unknown planet. The astronauts explore the unfamiliar terrain to repair the malfunctioning ship.

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A spaceship crashes on an unknown planet. The ship’s crew consisted of 6 people: a Doctor, a Chemist, a Coordinator, a Physicist, an Engineer, and a Cyberneticist. They call the planet Eden.

After the heroes get out of the wrecked ship, they explore the surface and try to repair the flying machine. The crew stumbles upon a huge factory with automated manufacturing. The heroes can’t figure out what the end product of this factory is.

Upon returning to the ship, the astronauts find an unusual creature in the spacecraft, which incomprehensibly managed to start the power unit. The animal dies from an electric shock. After dissecting the creature, the heroes make the assumption that it was intelligent.

When the astronauts were able to start the reactor, there was electricity in the side of the ship. Now they could charge the energy guns and activate the cybernetic systems, allowing them to return home.