02541cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500250014626400510017130000470022233600260026933700260029533800360032149000710035750000310042850800960045952013840055553400450193965300200198465300160200465300380202083000710205885600430212999900190217266843UtSlPG20260610134537.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHamilton, Edmond,d1904-197710aBattle for the Stars 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1956  aRelease date is 2021-11-29  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Battle for the Stars" by Alexander Blade is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The narrative follows Commander Kirk, a seasoned officer of the Lyra Sector's space fleet, as he is dispatched on a perilous mission to the distant planet Earth to investigate the emergence of hostilities that threaten the galaxy. The story centers around Kirk's initial foray into potentially hostile territory, his encounter with both friends and foes, and the looming threat of cosmic warfare.  The beginning of the book introduces Commander Kirk and his challenging situation as he navigates the treacherous Cluster N-356-44 with his crew aboard the spaceship "Starsong". As Kirk steers through this hazardous area, he reflects on the precarious balance of power among the galaxy’s five sectors, considering the implications of a secret base that could tip that balance in favor of the Orion Sector. After a tense encounter on the planet's surface, which turns into a trap set by Solleremos' forces, Kirk grapples with impending danger and the realities of political intrigue as he tries to protect not just his ship and crew but the fate of Earth itself. The tension escalates as he discovers that Earth, long thought to be out of reach for the power-hungry governors, has now become the focal point of a dangerous conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aWar stories  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction 0aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 195640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66843  c107665d107665