02376cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500230015226400510017530000470022633600260027333700260029933800360032549000550036150000310041650800960044752013270054353400450187065300200191583000550193585600430199099900170203328705UtSlPG20260610133644.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWright, Sewell Peaslee,d1897-197014aThe God in the Box 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Astounding Stories, September, 1931. aRelease date is 2009-05-06 aProduced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net a"The God in the Box" by Sewell Peaslee Wright is a science fiction novella written in the early 20th century, originally published in 1931. The story centers around Commander John Hanson of the Special Patrol Service, who recounts his adventures on a remote planet called Strobus, inhabited by the Strobians. The book explores themes of exploration, communication between different species, and the legacy of a past explorer whose teachings still resonate with the inhabitants of Strobus. In the narrative, Commander Hanson and his crew journey to the planet Strobus during a routine patrol, where they discover a thriving civilization of translucent-skinned beings, who revere a being named Thomas Anderson, the first human to visit their world centuries ago. As tensions rise from an impending invasion by a group known as the Neens, who resent the Strobians, the crew of the "Ertak" aides in their defense. Through the course of events, Hanson's actions affirm the connection between humanity and the Strobians, ultimately leading to a reaffirmation of peace among the people who look to Anderson as a central figure of their history. The tale highlights both the struggles of interspecies communication and the importance of understanding and friendship between cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aScience fiction 0aProduced from Astounding Stories, September, 1931.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28705 c69613d69613