02604cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500250014526400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032049000490035650000870040550000310049250801080052352013240063153400450195565300200200065300180202065300160203865300200205465300300207465300220210483000490212685600430217540964UtSlPG20260610133933.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aDick, Philip K.,d1928-198210aTony and the Beetles 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Orbit volume 1 number 2, 1953.  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_and_the_Beetles  aRelease date is 2012-10-07  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Tony and the Beetles" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds on a distant colony planet, where a young boy named Tony navigates the complexities of life amidst an ongoing war between humans and an alien species referred to as the Pas-udeti, derogatorily called "beetles" by the Earth settlers. The narrative delves into themes of cultural conflict, identity, and the implications of colonialism set against a backdrop of interstellar warfare.  The plot follows 10-year-old Tony Rossi as he grapples with both his childhood ambitions of building a model spaceport and the harsh realities of war. When he ventures into the nearby city of Karnet, he encounters hostility from the Pas-udeti children, who have a historical grudge against the Terrans for their colonization of the planet. Tensions escalate as Tony realizes that the tide of war is turning in favor of the Pas-udeti, leading to a climactic confrontation fueled by centuries of resentment. The story concludes with Tony's disillusionment regarding his identity and the recognition that the territory he grew up on is, in fact, "stolen ground." This experience shapes his understanding of strength and weakness in the broader conflict between the two species. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aWar stories  aBoys -- Fiction  aSpace colonies -- Fiction  aRacism -- Fiction 0aProduced from Orbit volume 1 number 2, 1953.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40964