Saknarth (Registro nro. 113943)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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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 Wollheim, Donald A.,
Dates associated with a name 1914-1990
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Saknarth
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 2024
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource :
Other physical details multiple file formats
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE
Content type term text
Content type code txt
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337 ## - MEDIA TYPE
Media type term computer
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338 ## - CARRIER TYPE
Carrier type term online resource
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Produced from Science Fiction Quarterly Spring 1942.
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General note Release date is 2024-03-21
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. "Saknarth" by Millard Verne Gordon is a science fiction novella published in the early 1940s. The narrative centers on themes of enlightenment versus oppression, as it explores the life of Saknarth, a Master Astrologer who grapples with the tension between his understanding of the cosmos and the constraints imposed by the ruling priesthood. The story unfolds on Mars, capturing the struggle between knowledge and ignorance within a society that fears the power of learning. The plot follows Saknarth, who recalls a critical prophecy given to him by Kwarit during his youth. As he prepares horoscopes for the Emperor, he becomes increasingly aware of the oppressive nature of the priesthood, which stifles knowledge and enforces superstition. Intrigued by Kwarit's claims of lights on the Morning Star, he sneaks into the Imperial Museum to gaze through a forbidden telescope, discovering evidence of civilization on a nearby planet. Realizing the implications of his findings, he writes a manifesto urging rebellion against the priestly elite. However, he is quickly apprehended and sentenced to execution, yet he finds solace in having shared his revolutionary message just before his fate is sealed. The story illustrates the importance of knowledge and the courage required to challenge authoritarian rule. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE
Introductory phrase Originally published:
Publication, distribution, etc. of original New York, NY: Columbia Publications Inc., 1942
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Uncontrolled term Science fiction
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Uncontrolled term Short stories
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Uncontrolled term Martians -- Fiction
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Uncontrolled term Mars (Planet) -- Fiction
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Uncontrolled term Astrologers -- Fiction
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Produced from Science Fiction Quarterly Spring 1942.
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73218">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73218</a>

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