02378cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000250011324500200013826400510015830000470020933600260025633700260028233800360030849000450034450000310038950800960042052012050051653400450172165300200176665300180178665300320180465300430183665300250187970000120190483000450191685600430196164497UtSlPG20260610134504.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBrittain, William J.10aMurderer's Base 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Planet Stories Summer 1948  aRelease date is 2021-02-08  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Murderer's Base" by William J. Brittain is a science fiction thriller written in the late 1940s. The story unfolds in the vastness of space, centering on the theme of betrayal and murder among space workers as one character plots to eliminate his partner in order to seize a lucrative mineral deposit. The book explores the psychological tension of the characters as they navigate their lonely and perilous work on asteroid mining missions.  In the narrative, Joe Berne, a desperate and ambitious worker, decides to kill his cautious partner, Sam Hervey, to gain full control of a valuable uranium deposit they discovered. As Berne attempts to orchestrate what appears to be an accident in the void of space, he faces unexpected challenges, as Hervey proves to be far more astute and resilient than he anticipated. The story escalates into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, where Berne’s plans spiral out of control, ultimately leading to a harrowing confrontation. The tale explores themes of greed, survival, and the psychological toll of isolation, leaving readers contemplating the lengths to which one might go when driven by desperation and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aAttempted murder -- Fiction  aMines and mineral resources -- Fiction  aAsteroids -- Fiction1 aMeilink 0aProduced from Planet Stories Summer 194840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64497