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100 1 _aLeiber, Fritz,
_d1910-1992
245 1 4 _aThe Snowbank Orbit
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
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, September 1962
500 _aRelease date is 2020-01-26
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Snowbank Orbit" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a fleet of spaceships, led by the crew of "Prospero", who find themselves in the midst of an interstellar war against an enigmatic enemy while navigating the treacherous atmosphere of Uranus. The blend of military strategy and speculative science enables a gripping exploration of humanity's struggle in the face of overwhelming alien forces. The story follows the character Grunfeld and his crew as they execute desperate measures to survive after being pursued by enemy ships. As they approach Uranus, they confront not only the planet's hostile atmosphere but also the realization that the enemy they face might not be merely alien ships, but rather sentient beings that exist as part of the very fabric of space. With a mix of tension and philosophical reflection, the crew grapples with their fate, ultimately leading to a climactic and thought-provoking conclusion that leaves readers pondering the nature of life beyond Earth. The narrative deeply explores themes of fear, survival, and the broadening definition of life itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aWar stories
653 _aSpace ships -- Fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
700 1 _aMack
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61243
999 _c102069
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