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    <namePart>Swain, Dwight V.</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1915-1992</namePart>
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  <abstract>"The Weapon From Eternity" by Dwight V. Swain is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story follows Jarl Corvett, a hardened raider, who embarks on a dangerous mission to locate his ally, the brilliant but tortured inventor Ktar Wassreck. Set against a backdrop of galactic conflict and political intrigue, the narrative explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the moral implications of power.  At the start of the book, Jarl Corvett leads a small crew on a stealthy mission to infiltrate a heavily guarded facility on the asteroid Vesta, aiming to rescue Wassreck and uncover a mysterious weapon that has the potential to shift the balance of power within the Federation. As Jarl presses through the facility’s shadows, tension rises among his crew, particularly with Ungo, a devoted Jovian who is reluctant to risk his life for a seemingly hopeless cause. Soon, they reach Wassreck’s workshop, only to discover that the stakes are far higher than anticipated, leading to a confrontation involving Ylana, the commissioner’s daughter, who possesses secrets that could alter the course of the conflict. The opening sets the stage for a gripping and complex tale of survival and moral dilemmas in a richly imagined universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)</abstract>
  <note>Release date is 2021-08-11</note>
  <note>Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net</note>
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    <topic>Science fiction</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Adventure stories</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Robots -- Fiction</topic>
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      <title>Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy September 1952</title>
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