02271cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000210011324500290013426400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031349000510034950000310040050800960043152012420052753400450176965300200181483000510183485600430188599900170192829310UtSlPG20260610133652.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aGilmore, Anthony14aThe Affair of the Brains 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Astounding Stories, March, 1932.  aRelease date is 2009-07-04  aProduced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Affair of the Brains" by Anthony Gilmore is a science fiction novelette written in the early 20th century. The story follows Hawk Carse, a daring adventurer known for his fierce confrontations with his archenemy, the cunning scientist Dr. Ku Sui. As Carse prepares to meet Ku Sui, he plunges into a treacherous game of wits that raises the stakes of power and intellect threatening lives across the universe.  The opening of the story sets the stage for a thrilling adventure, with Carse contemplating the perilous rendezvous with his nemesis. Following a violent confrontation that claimed many lives, including that of a crew member and leaving him with a dangerous chance to confront Ku Sui directly, Carse resolves to set a trap for his adversary. With his loyal companion Friday and a captive brigand, Sako, Carse navigates the treacherous space terrain aboard Judd's ship, the "Scorpion", as he grapples with the schemes of Ku Sui, who has proven to be a master of deception. As they prepare for the fateful meeting, tensions rise with the looming threat of Ku Sui’s cunning expertise, foreshadowing action and intrigue in the battle of brains and brawn that is about to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction 0aProduced from Astounding Stories, March, 1932.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29310  c70158d70158