02586cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000260011324500200013926400510015930000470021033600260025733700260028333800360030949000490034550000310039450800960042552013480052153400770186965300200194665300180196665300260198465300260201065300240203670000290206083000490208985600430213899900190218172553UtSlPG20260610134658.0mcr n260607r20231960utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBova, Ben,d1932-202012aA long way back 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Amazing Stories February 1960.  aRelease date is 2023-12-30  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"A Long Way Back" by Ben Bova is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative is set in a post-apocalyptic future where civilization is struggling to rebuild after a devastating war. The story centers around the theme of human resilience and technological hope, particularly focusing on the journey of the protagonist as he attempts to assemble a power-beaming satellite that could restore energy to a world plagued by destruction and despair.  The protagonist, Tom Morris, is a former historian who becomes the unlikely pilot tasked with assembling the satellite in orbit. Facing numerous challenges, including intense cold and his own doubts, Tom works to connect the satellite’s components under the direction of his superiors, including the ambitious Jason. Throughout his mission, he grapples with questions about survival, the future of civilization, and the importance of human knowledge amid a backdrop of secrecy and fear of the outside world. Ultimately, as he completes the satellite, Tom is faced with a choice that weighs not only his fate but the fate of humanity itself—choosing to ensure the satellite's power beams down to a more promising area of Earth, forcing his companions to confront the necessity of reintegrating with the remnants of civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1960  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aAstronauts -- Fiction  aSatellites -- Fiction  aApocalyptic fiction1 aSummers, Leo,d1925-1985 0aProduced from Amazing Stories February 1960.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72553  c113278d113278