A Matter of Importance (Registro nro. 64688)
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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 | Leinster, Murray, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1896-1975 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Matter of Importance |
| 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 | 2007 |
| 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 Astounding Science Fiction September 1959. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2007-11-26 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Mary Meehan and<br/>the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A Matter of Importance" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novella originally published in the late 1950s. The story revolves around the routine operations of space police who respond to emergencies in an interstellar setting, particularly focusing on the incident involving the passenger ship "Cerberus". As the plot unfolds, the narrative explores themes of duty, identity, and the complexities of handling unexpected situations in a futuristic universe where interactions with alien cultures and the remnants of past conflicts shape the actions of its characters. The plot follows Sergeant Madden, who is preparing to retire but is suddenly thrust into a critical mission when the "Cerberus" sends a distress signal. His son’s fiancée is aboard the ship, heightening the stakes personally for him. As Madden investigates the strange circumstances surrounding the ship's disappearance, it leads him to uncover the presence of the Huks, an alien race that had previously clashed with humanity but seems to have re-emerged. The sergeant navigates a blend of routine policing and extraordinary circumstances, ultimately leading to a negotiation with the Huks that seeks to establish a new understanding between the two species while ensuring the safety of the "Cerberus" and its passengers. The story culminates in an exploration of cooperation and the often blurred lines between perception and reality in interspecies relations. (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 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Astounding Science Fiction September 1959. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23636">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23636</a> |
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