02240cam a22003373u 4500 24282 UtSlPG 20260610133545.0 m cr n 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Wannamaker, Jim Attrition Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2008 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Analog November 1961. Release date is 2008-01-14 Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Attrition" by Jim Wannamaker is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1960s during the rise of the space age. The story revolves around a mission to investigate the disappearance of a crew from a starship that has been exploring a new planet, Epsilon-Terra. As the narrative unfolds, it explores themes of survival, danger in the unknowns of space, and the challenges of human adaptability in extraterrestrial environments. The protagonist, Ivor Vincent Callum, a special agent for the Interstellar Security, is thrust into a mission when his leave is abruptly recalled due to the distressing news of the missing GSS 231. The novel follows Callum as he travels to Epsilon-Terra to uncover the fate of the crew, eventually leading him to discover grim remains and a mysterious, deadly plant species that has evolved in response to human activity. Through meticulous investigation, he pieces together the tragic events that led to the crew's demise and confronts the inherent risks of exploration while reflecting on the human tendency towards arrogance and the unforeseen consequences of our actions in unfamiliar worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Krenkel, Roy G., 1918-1983 Produced from Analog November 1961. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24282 65283 65283