Destination—Death (Registro nro. 103267)
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| control field | 62443 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| control field | 20260610134435.0 |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| 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 | Peacock, Wilbur S., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1911-1979 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Destination—Death |
| 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 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1943 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2020-06-21 |
| 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. | "Destination—Death" by Wilbur S. Peacock is a science fiction novella published in the early 1940s. Set in the harsh, icy environment of Uranus, the story tackles themes of survival and betrayal amid the dire circumstances faced by two astronauts. The narrative primarily revolves around the desperate struggle of the protagonists as they attempt to navigate life-threatening conditions in their quest for a valuable mineral called "kronalium." The plot follows Bart Caxton and Tom Headley, two partners stranded on Uranus after a meteor damages their ship's rockets. As their oxygen supply dwindles, tension rises between them, revealing deep-seated mistrust and ambition. In a moment of desperation, Caxton decides to betray and murder Headley, believing he can escape with the precious mineral and evidence of their discoveries. However, he soon learns that the pools he thought were dangerous were actually liquid oxygen, and that Headley survived the ordeal. Ultimately, Caxton's greed leads to his own demise as he realizes too late that the animals he collected for proof and the situation he created for himself on the ship were part of a cruel twist of fate. The story ends with a bitter irony, highlighting the consequences of betrayal and the struggle for survival in an inhospitable world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
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| Uncontrolled term | Survival -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Interpersonal conflict -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Uranus (Planet) -- Fiction |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1943 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62443">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62443</a> |
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