02476cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000220011324500220013526400510015730000470020833600260025533700260028133800360030749000450034350000310038850800960041952012500051553400450176565300200181065300220183065300390185265300310189165300300192270000310195283000450198385600430202899900190207164726UtSlPG20260610134507.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSimmons, Henry T.10aZ-Day on Centauri 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 2021-03-06  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Z-Day on Centauri" by Henry T. Simmons is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The story revolves around Fletcher Pell, an adventurous space pilot who finds himself embroiled in a conflict against the oppressive Drake Interstellar Corporation (DIC) while attempting to help insurgents on the planet Centauri V. The book explores themes of survival, rebellion, and the complexities of allegiance in a dystopian universe.  In the narrative, Fletcher Pell, having lost his pilot's license and evading death at the hands of DIC patrols, encounters a mysterious woman named Gret Helmuth who proposes a dangerous mission: to deliver vital U-235 to a rebel leader on Centauri V. As Pell navigates treacherous skies and evades enemy fighters, tensions mount both from the space conflict and his burgeoning relationship with Gret. The story escalates as they face a series of challenges, including modification of their dilapidated ship, intense space battles, and dramatic confrontations with DIC forces. Ultimately, Pell’s determination leads him to a showdown with his former oppressor, Raul Gutridge, culminating in a fierce battle for freedom that tests his resourcefulness and resolve. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aAdventure stories  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aRevolutionaries -- Fiction  aSpace colonies -- Fiction1 aMcWilliams, Al,d1916-1993 0aProduced from Planet Stories Summer 194840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64726  c105549d105549