Accidental Death (Registro nro. 65518)
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| control field | 24517 |
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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 | Baily, Peter |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Accidental 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 | 2008 |
| 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 February 1959. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2008-02-04 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell<br/>and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Accidental Death" by Peter Baily is a science fiction novella published in the late 1950s. The story centers on aerospace exploration and the unforeseen dangers that come with it, reflecting the period's fascination with space travel and the unknown. The narrative delves into themes of luck and human error in the face of technological advancement. The protagonist, Matt Hennessy, recounts his harrowing experience aboard the starship "Whale" during its first long jump to a distant star. Following a series of catastrophic errors, the crew finds themselves crashing back near Earth. Hennessy’s story unfolds through his recorded message after landing in the snowy wilderness, where he reflects on the crew's misfortunes and their encounters with a feline-like alien species known as the Chingsi. As he struggles to survive against the odds, he philosophizes about luck, chance, and the peculiarities of their tragic adventure. Ultimately, his survival raises questions about the nature of luck and the implications of their exploration, serving as a cautionary tale about the unpredictable outcomes of human endeavors in space. (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 | Space flight -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Luck -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Schoenherr, John, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1935-2010 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Astounding Science Fiction February 1959. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24517">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24517</a> |
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