02290cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000450011324500120015826400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032049000570035650000310041350800960044452010850054053400740162565300200169965300180171965300380173765300250177570000280180083000570182885600430188573178UtSlPG20260610134707.0mcr n260607r20241942utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aKornbluth, C. M.q(Cyril M.),d1923-195810aCrisis! 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Science Fiction Quarterly Spring 1942.  aRelease date is 2024-03-16  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Crisis!" by Cecil Corwin is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The book delves into interplanetary politics and the complexities of diplomacy amid the looming threat of war between Earth and Venus, sparked by a misunderstanding and political blunders.  The story follows the inept Diplomatic Bureau of Earth as it navigates an escalating conflict with Venus, after an ambassador is publicly humiliated. Main characters Code Clerk Weems and Dr. Helen Carewe strive to prevent an all-out war through diplomacy, while dealing with incompetent superiors and the machinations of Martian and Venusian politics. Facing sabotage and a rising tide of public sentiment against Earth, Weems embarks on a mission to Venus, only to be met with hostility following an ill-timed declaration from Earth. The plot thickens as both planets prepare for conflict, leading to intriguing alliances and last-minute maneuvers that bring about a resolution without bloodshed, highlighting the absurdities and dangers of bureaucratic warfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: Columbia Publications Inc., 1942  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction  aDiplomacy -- Fiction1 aBok, Hannes,d1914-1964 0aProduced from Science Fiction Quarterly Spring 1942.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73178