The Galactic Ghost (Registro nro. 104565)
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| control field | 63741 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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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 | Reynolds, Mack, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1917-1983 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Galactic Ghost |
| 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 March 1954 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2020-11-13 |
| 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. | "The Galactic Ghost" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story delves into humanity's encounter with an alien spacecraft that lands on Earth, ultimately broadcasting a telepathic warning of impending destruction and a proposal for humanity's survival. The book explores themes of unity, societal structure, and the essential qualities needed in future colonists as Earth faces an existential crisis. The narrative begins with the startling arrival of an alien ship in New Jersey, which sends a message to all of humanity about their imminent doom. In the five-year period leading to the ship's return, global tension rises as nations and individuals jockey for position to be among the one thousand chosen to escape Earth. Multiple debates and conflicts arise, exposing deep-rooted societal inequalities. Ultimately, a group led by Monsieur Pierre Duclos promotes the idea of choosing the most suitable candidates for survival, prioritizing skills and knowledge over nationality or wealth. When the alien returns, it reveals that the destruction was averted not by evacuation but through humanity’s newfound unity and progress sparked by the crisis. Duclos, skeptical of the alien's motives, reflects on the irony of humanity's situation in the wake of this profound social shift. (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 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Woromay, Lawrence, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1927-2007 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Planet Stories March 1954 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63741">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63741</a> |
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