TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dick,Philip K.
TI  - Tony and the Beetles
T2  - Produced from Orbit volume 1 number 2, 1953
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Short stories
KW  - War stories
KW  - Boys -- Fiction
KW  - Space colonies -- Fiction
KW  - Racism -- Fiction
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N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40964
ER  -