02513cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500220014526400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031749000420035350000310039550800960042652013570052253400450187965300200192465300390194465300300198365300240201370000290203783000420206685600430210864492UtSlPG20260610134504.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aMcKimmey, James,d1923-201110aLast Run on Venus 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Planet Stories May 1953  aRelease date is 2021-02-07  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Last Run on Venus" by James McKimmey, Jr. is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story takes place on the lush and exotic planet of Venus, delving into the complexities of human interactions with its native inhabitants. At its core, the book explores themes of colonialism, exploitation, and the moral dilemmas faced by those who find themselves in positions of power and control over the vulnerable.  The narrative follows Nicholas Caine, a pilot for the Venusian Colony, as he embarks on what he intends to be his last flight over the forbidden Purple Plateau. Accompanied by two wealthy and reckless tourists—Cice, a flirtatious young woman, and Vanny, a spoiled rich boy—Caine's trip quickly descends into chaos. The two tourists push him to land in unauthorized territory, triggering a sequence of events that leads to danger and moral conflict. When Caine's jet copter is destroyed, and the trio becomes stranded in the dangerous jungle, tensions escalate. Ultimately, Caine's struggle against both the external threats of the jungle and the internal conflicts stemming from his feelings for Cice highlights the titular "last run" not only as a physical journey but also as a metaphor for the reckoning he faces regarding his past choices and the consequences of human greed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aVenus (Planet) -- Fiction  aTourists -- Fiction1 aFreas, Kelly,d1922-2005 0aProduced from Planet Stories May 195340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64492