Short story about astronaut who finds God’s experiment

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I read this story in the late 60s/early 70s.



It’s about a lone astronaut who lands on a planet (I think) and sees plants, like in a garden but each plant is minutely different than the ones around it.



Then he stumbles upon a workshop/lab and some sort of written record that he deciphers, which tells him that human beings are a failed experiment due to be terminated by the owner of the lab, which I assumed to be God or some kind of supreme being.




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I read this story in the late 60s/early 70s.



It’s about a lone astronaut who lands on a planet (I think) and sees plants, like in a garden but each plant is minutely different than the ones around it.



Then he stumbles upon a workshop/lab and some sort of written record that he deciphers, which tells him that human beings are a failed experiment due to be terminated by the owner of the lab, which I assumed to be God or some kind of supreme being.




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I read this story in the late 60s/early 70s.



It’s about a lone astronaut who lands on a planet (I think) and sees plants, like in a garden but each plant is minutely different than the ones around it.



Then he stumbles upon a workshop/lab and some sort of written record that he deciphers, which tells him that human beings are a failed experiment due to be terminated by the owner of the lab, which I assumed to be God or some kind of supreme being.




story-identification short-stories astronauts




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I read this story in the late 60s/early 70s.



It’s about a lone astronaut who lands on a planet (I think) and sees plants, like in a garden but each plant is minutely different than the ones around it.



Then he stumbles upon a workshop/lab and some sort of written record that he deciphers, which tells him that human beings are a failed experiment due to be terminated by the owner of the lab, which I assumed to be God or some kind of supreme being.





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  • Until the answer is accepted, this is not a duplicate as the OP may be looking for a different story.
    – Edlothiad
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  • Until the answer is accepted, this is not a duplicate as the OP may be looking for a different story.
    – Edlothiad
    Aug 6 at 9:48















Until the answer is accepted, this is not a duplicate as the OP may be looking for a different story.
– Edlothiad
Aug 6 at 9:48




Until the answer is accepted, this is not a duplicate as the OP may be looking for a different story.
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"Hobbyist" (Eric Frank Russell, 1947) is a close match, except that the notes describe humanity as "moderately successful".



You can read the full story at the Internet Archive.



See also: Need to identitify a short story about an astronaut stranded alone on a planet that houses a strange museum






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    That story REALLY reminds me of Terry Pratchett's The Last Continent, I wonder if he had read it?
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    Aug 6 at 14:26






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    @Whelkaholism, that crossed with Haldane's line about the creator having an inordinate fondness for beetles
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  • Yes, it is "Hobbyist." Thank you for solving the mystery for me.
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"Hobbyist" (Eric Frank Russell, 1947) is a close match, except that the notes describe humanity as "moderately successful".



You can read the full story at the Internet Archive.



See also: Need to identitify a short story about an astronaut stranded alone on a planet that houses a strange museum






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    That story REALLY reminds me of Terry Pratchett's The Last Continent, I wonder if he had read it?
    – Whelkaholism
    Aug 6 at 14:26






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    @Whelkaholism, that crossed with Haldane's line about the creator having an inordinate fondness for beetles
    – Separatrix
    Aug 6 at 14:39











  • Yes, it is "Hobbyist." Thank you for solving the mystery for me.
    – Josh Bradley
    Aug 7 at 18:55














up vote
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"Hobbyist" (Eric Frank Russell, 1947) is a close match, except that the notes describe humanity as "moderately successful".



You can read the full story at the Internet Archive.



See also: Need to identitify a short story about an astronaut stranded alone on a planet that houses a strange museum






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  • 1




    That story REALLY reminds me of Terry Pratchett's The Last Continent, I wonder if he had read it?
    – Whelkaholism
    Aug 6 at 14:26






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    @Whelkaholism, that crossed with Haldane's line about the creator having an inordinate fondness for beetles
    – Separatrix
    Aug 6 at 14:39











  • Yes, it is "Hobbyist." Thank you for solving the mystery for me.
    – Josh Bradley
    Aug 7 at 18:55












up vote
14
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accepted







up vote
14
down vote



accepted






"Hobbyist" (Eric Frank Russell, 1947) is a close match, except that the notes describe humanity as "moderately successful".



You can read the full story at the Internet Archive.



See also: Need to identitify a short story about an astronaut stranded alone on a planet that houses a strange museum






share|improve this answer













"Hobbyist" (Eric Frank Russell, 1947) is a close match, except that the notes describe humanity as "moderately successful".



You can read the full story at the Internet Archive.



See also: Need to identitify a short story about an astronaut stranded alone on a planet that houses a strange museum







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    That story REALLY reminds me of Terry Pratchett's The Last Continent, I wonder if he had read it?
    – Whelkaholism
    Aug 6 at 14:26






  • 1




    @Whelkaholism, that crossed with Haldane's line about the creator having an inordinate fondness for beetles
    – Separatrix
    Aug 6 at 14:39











  • Yes, it is "Hobbyist." Thank you for solving the mystery for me.
    – Josh Bradley
    Aug 7 at 18:55












  • 1




    That story REALLY reminds me of Terry Pratchett's The Last Continent, I wonder if he had read it?
    – Whelkaholism
    Aug 6 at 14:26






  • 1




    @Whelkaholism, that crossed with Haldane's line about the creator having an inordinate fondness for beetles
    – Separatrix
    Aug 6 at 14:39











  • Yes, it is "Hobbyist." Thank you for solving the mystery for me.
    – Josh Bradley
    Aug 7 at 18:55







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That story REALLY reminds me of Terry Pratchett's The Last Continent, I wonder if he had read it?
– Whelkaholism
Aug 6 at 14:26




That story REALLY reminds me of Terry Pratchett's The Last Continent, I wonder if he had read it?
– Whelkaholism
Aug 6 at 14:26




1




1




@Whelkaholism, that crossed with Haldane's line about the creator having an inordinate fondness for beetles
– Separatrix
Aug 6 at 14:39





@Whelkaholism, that crossed with Haldane's line about the creator having an inordinate fondness for beetles
– Separatrix
Aug 6 at 14:39













Yes, it is "Hobbyist." Thank you for solving the mystery for me.
– Josh Bradley
Aug 7 at 18:55




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