02664cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500220014926400510017130000470022233600260026933700260029533800360032149001040035750000310046150801130049252014320060553400450203765300200208265300180210265300300212083001040215085600430225499900170229722882UtSlPG20260610133527.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aNourse, Alan Edward,d1928-199210aImage of the Gods 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse published in 1963.  aRelease date is 2007-10-03  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Image of the Gods" by Alan Edward Nourse is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The story takes place on the planet Baron IV, where a group of human colonists is grappling with political upheaval back on Earth that threatens their way of life. The novel explores themes of survival, colonization, and the unexpected bonds that form between species, particularly between the colonists and the planet's indigenous beings, known as the Dusties.  The narrative follows Pete Farnam, the mayor of the colony, as he navigates the arrival of a new, authoritarian Earth government represented by Captain Varga and his official, Rupert Nathan. Instead of the expected supply ship led by the familiar Captain Schooner, the colonists are presented with a demand for increased production of the crop "taaro" and face a new governor overseeing their colony. Tensions rise as the colonists resolve to resist this takeover. In a climactic showdown, the Dusties—a peculiar and intelligent species native to Baron IV—dramatically intervene, demonstrating their loyalty to the colonists by shielding them from the Earth government's violent enforcement of its demands. Ultimately, the novel not only demonstrates the struggle for autonomy and self-determination but also highlights the underlying connection and respect that can exist between different forms of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aSpace colonies -- Fiction 0aProduced from The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse published in 1963.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22882  c63978d63978