02423cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500180014426400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031250000440034850000310039250801110042352013900053453400450192465300200196970000480198985600430203799900170208018641UtSlPG20260610133433.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aPiper, H. Beam,d1904-196410aHunter Patrol 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aProduced from Amazing Stories May 1959. aRelease date is 2006-06-21 aProduced by Greg Weeks, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Hunter Patrol" by H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around themes of war, time travel, and the quest for peace, focusing on a soldier navigating a complex future shaped by an authoritarian regime. The narrative engages with the implications of advanced technology in warfare and the potential for an individual's impact on the fabric of history. The plot follows Captain Fred Benson, who is thrust into a futuristic world where he discovers the United Nations is governed by a man called The Guide, who rules with an iron fist while promoting ideals of beauty and peace at a dire moral cost. As Benson grapples with his role in this new world, he meets a group of individuals determined to resist The Guide's oppressive regime. They harness time-travel technology to bring Benson from his contemporaneous war into their era, hoping he can assassinate The Guide and free humanity from tyranny. Yet, upon becoming embroiled in this conflict, Benson must confront not only the moral complexities of violence in pursuit of peace but also the unforeseen consequences of wielding such power. Ultimately, the narrative explores the cyclical nature of violence and authority, leading to a dramatic realization of who now holds true power in this dystopian landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aScience fiction1 aMcGuire, John J.q(John Joseph),d1917-198140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18641 c60027d60027