Peril of the Starmen (Registro nro. 107115)
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| control field | 66293 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| control field | 20260610134529.0 |
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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 | Neville, Kris, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1925-1980 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Peril of the Starmen |
| 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 Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1954 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2021-09-13 |
| 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. | "Peril of the Starmen" by Kris Neville is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds as alien beings known as the Starmen come to Earth with seemingly friendly intentions, yet their true motive is revealed to be far more sinister: they are planning to destroy the planet to prevent a potential catastrophe in the universe. The main character, Herb, is thrust into a moral dilemma as he grapples with his role in this impending disaster. At the start of the narrative, several Starmen arrive on Earth and are greeted by government officials, including the antagonistic Oligarch, who reveals to Herb the grave fate awaiting humanity. As the Starmen undergo a process of indoctrination to blend in with Earth's people, they grapple with the overwhelming influx of foreign knowledge about human society. Meanwhile, suspicion rises among Earth’s political figures, leading to fearful debates about the interstellar visitors’ true intentions. The beginning of the book sets the stage for a powerful conflict, one that intertwines themes of power, trust, and existential threat as characters on both sides strive to navigate their complex interactions. (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 | Adventure stories |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Earth (Planet) -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Terry, W. E., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1921-1992 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1954 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66293">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66293</a> |
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