The Sun-Death (Registro nro. 105547)
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| control field | 64724 |
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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 | Whiteside, Stanley |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Sun-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 | 2021 |
| 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 January 1953 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2021-03-06 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Sun-Death" by Stanley Whiteside is a science fiction novel set in a futuristic universe where space travel and mutinies aboard interplanetary ships unfold. Written during the early 1950s, the narrative revolves around Captain Lodar of the spaceship Vulcan, whose desperation to return to Earth stems from the deeply human instinct to seek the familiar in the face of imminent death. The story grapples with themes of morality, survival, and the exploitation of sentient beings, particularly the Venus Mutes—a group depicted as alien yet eerily humanlike. In the tale, Lodar's crew, desperate and morally compromised, engage in a mutiny led by resentment against their captain's decisions, which include the heinous act of killing Mutes to avoid detection by Earth patrols. The protagonist, Ray Burk, navigates his complex emotions towards both the beautiful but fiery missionary Ellenor and the morally questionable actions of his captain. As the story unfolds, tension rises aboard the Vulcan, leading to confrontation and chaos amidst an inevitable downfall. Ray’s internal conflict ultimately leads him to take a stand against the inhumanity displayed by Lodar and the crew, culminating in a gripping moral and existential reckoning as they all confront their fates. Through Ray's transformation and newfound purpose, the book also emphasizes themes of redemption and the fight for ethical principles in a universe marred by exploitation. (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 | Adventure stories |
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| Uncontrolled term | Smugglers -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Space ships -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Mutiny -- Fiction |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Planet Stories January 1953 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64724">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64724</a> |
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