02387cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500130014226400510015530000470020633600260025333700260027933800360030549000580034150000310039950801080043052012550053853400450179365300200183865300180185865300410187683000580191785600430197599900190201859302UtSlPG20260610134351.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWells, Basil,d1912-200310aPioneers 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, June 1955 aRelease date is 2019-04-18 aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Pioneers" by Basil Wells is a science fiction novel written in the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around themes of exploration, survival, and the struggle against the unfamiliar as a group of colonists journeys to the habitable but untamed planet Sulle II. The narrative focuses on characters who flee the constraints of their mechanized lives on Earth in search of a new beginning. The plot follows Dorav Brink, who, along with fellow colonists, awakens from a hibernation-like state on Sulle II, eager for adventure and the challenges of life outside the controlled environments of Earth’s domes. Assigned to work in Middle Park with his partner Tzal Evans, Brink grapples with the harsh realities of survival, including hunting for game and building rudimentary shelters. Tensions arise when Rea Smyt, the attractive partner of another worker, yearns to return to Earth, leading to a series of conflicts that culminate in tragedy as they encounter hostile native inhabitants. As Brink navigates love, loss, and the primal challenges of an alien world, he ultimately embraces the pioneering spirit, seeking to lay down roots for future generations amidst the struggle for a new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aScience fiction aShort stories aFrontier and pioneer life -- Fiction 0aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, June 195540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59302 c100128d100128