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100 1 _aBiggle, Lloyd, Jr.,
_d1923-2002
245 1 0 _aCronus of the D. F. C.
246 1 _aCronus of the D.F.C.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, February 1957
500 _aRelease date is 2019-06-01
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Cronus of the D. F. C." by Jr. Lloyd Biggle is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story revolves around an innovative, albeit experimental, law enforcement technology known as Cronus, which allows police officers to glimpse future crimes. This narrative explores themes of fate, free will, and the moral dilemmas of knowing potential future events but perhaps being powerless to change them. In the plot, police detective Jim Forsdon is introduced to Cronus, a device that shows future crimes but complicates the ability to prevent them. Tasked with investigating a potential murder shown on Cronus, Forsdon discovers that the victim, Stella Emerson, is linked to a large, troubled man named Mike Gregory. As Forsdon works to protect Stella, they both navigate the precarious nature of fate and inevitability, ultimately leading to Gregory's confrontation with the law. Despite the seemingly predestined outcomes highlighted by the technology, the characters strive for human connection and action, culminating in a tense resolution where Forsdon must confront his feelings and the future that seems inevitable. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aLove stories
653 _aPolice -- Fiction
653 _aInventions -- Fiction
653 _aDetectives -- Fiction
653 _aCrime prevention -- Fiction
700 1 _aOrban, Paul,
_d1896-1974
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, February 1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59652
999 _c100478
_d100478