02413cam a22003613u 4500 64659 UtSlPG 20260610134506.0 m cr n 260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS De Courcy, John The Night Has a Thousand Eyes Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2021 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1949 Release date is 2021-02-28 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by John De Courcy and Dorothy De Courcy is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. At its core, the book explores themes of regret, moral dilemmas, and the human condition against a backdrop of a gritty space setting. It juxtaposes elements of crime and survival, following the consequences of a violent encounter in a rough interstellar bar. The story revolves around Captain Brace, a rough-and-tumble space pirate, who inadvertently kills a young man's sister after a violent confrontation. He quickly realizes he cannot let the witness, the sister, go free without jeopardizing his life and his crew. As he grapples with the moral implications of his actions, he feels an unexpected connection with the girl. This tension leads him to a crucial decision about her fate. Ultimately, Brace's internal struggle reflects his past traumas, as he remembers a lost love, creating a poignant contrast between his hardened exterior and the flickers of humanity that emerge throughout the tale. As the plot unfolds, it delves into Brace’s attempts to reconcile his violent life with his growing empathy for the girl as they both face the encroaching darkness of their predicament. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Adventure stories De Courcy, Dorothy McWilliams, Al, 1916-1993 Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1949 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64659 105482 105482