02536cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500220014626400510016830000470021933600260026633700260029233800360031849000160035449000550037050000310042550800960045652012620055253400820181465300200189665300260191665300300194265300300197270000340200283000160203683000550205285600430210770638UtSlPG20260610134631.0mcr n260607r20231957utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLeinster, Murray,d1896-197510aRibbon in the sky 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aMed Service1 aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction June 1957  aRelease date is 2023-04-24  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Ribbon in the Sky" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a med ship pilot, Calhoun, who gets unexpectedly lost in space and ends up on a peculiar planet featuring a mysterious luminous ribbon in the sky. The narrative delves into themes of human error, isolation, and the psychological impacts of living in separated communities.  In the story, Calhoun discovers that the inhabitants of the planet have fallen into an "isolation syndrome," causing them to develop irrational fears of external sickness due to their long-term separation from other societies. As he navigates through the complexities of their fears and the mysterious ribbon—a form of climate control designed to sustain life on the planet—Calhoun finds himself involved in a crisis when a young couple from rival communities attempts to escape their lives. The situation evolves into a rescue mission that embodies both medical and social challenges, where Calhoun must employ his expertise to help the isolated communities overcome their deeply ingrained fears, all while contemplating the broader implications of human mistakes and the interconnectivity of civilizations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1957  aScience fiction  aPhysicians -- Fiction  aSpace colonies -- Fiction  aSpace medicine -- Fiction1 aVan Dongen, H. R.,d1920-2010 0aMed Service 0aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction June 195740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70638