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_aNeville, Kris, _d1925-1980 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Winning of the Moon |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2020 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2020-01-25 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"The Winning of the Moon" by Kris Neville is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the tense interactions and unforeseen complications that arise during a scientific experiment on the moon, specifically an underground nuclear blast conducted by Soviet scientists aimed at analyzing the lunar mass. The narrative captures the humor and frustrations of the American team stationed on the moon as they deal with the consequences of the blast and the challenges of working in an isolated extraterrestrial environment. The plot follows Major Charles Winship and his team as they prepare for the detonation of the Soviet bomb, believing it may release accumulated stresses on the lunar surface. When the explosion causes an unexpected moonquake that jeopardizes their base, the team faces a series of mechanical failures and communication issues with their Russian counterparts. As tensions rise and they scramble to repair damages with mismatched equipment and inadequate resources, the American crew grapples with the absurdity of their predicament, ultimately finding themselves in a precarious situation. Despite the initial animosity, the story highlights themes of cooperation and the shared human experience amidst the chaos of interstellar exploration, culminating in a bittersweet reflection on their situation over vodka with their Russian counterparts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aSurvival -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aMoon -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aCold War -- Fiction | ||
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61242 |
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