Ecology on Rollins Island (Registro nro. 100189)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lang, Varley |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ecology on Rollins Island |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, August 1955 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2019-04-25 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | “Ecology on Rollins Island” by Varley Lang is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. This work explores themes of ecological balance, societal collapse, and human resilience in the face of necessity, set against a backdrop where food scarcity necessitates extreme measures. The narrative unfolds in a future where the World Food Institute (WFI) exerts total control over food production, reflecting on the consequences of overregulation and environmental mismanagement. The story follows George Henry, a poacher living on Rollins Island, who rejects WFI's oppressive food policies. Captured by inspectors, George is offered a choice: join WFI or face imprisonment at a food processing plant. Instead, he agrees to manage an ecological station on the island, where the WFI aims to harvest sea birds for food. As he and his companions navigate the grueling realities of their work and the overwhelming stench of bird excrement, George devises a plan involving rats to rid the island of the birds to reclaim its natural bounty. Over time, the balance of the island shifts dramatically, resulting in a new ecosystem dominated by rats and leading to unsettling implications for both the inhabitants and the mainland. As civilization crumbles, the novella raises challenging questions about human nature, survival, and the interplay between ecological practices and societal structures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
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| Uncontrolled term | Islands -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Poachers -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Overpopulation -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Orban, Paul, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1896-1974 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, August 1955 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59363">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59363</a> |
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