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100 1 _aLeinster, Murray,
_d1896-1975
245 1 0 _aManners and Customs of the Thrid
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 1963
500 _aRelease date is 2020-02-17
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Manners and Customs of the Thrid" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The narrative explores the complexities of a unique alien society populated by the Thrid, a race that prides itself on its intelligence and claims to never make mistakes. Set on the planet Thriddar, the story delves into themes of governance, the implications of absolute authority, and the moral dilemmas faced by individuals who find themselves trapped in a rigid social hierarchy where deviation from authority can lead to dire consequences. The plot centers around Jorgenson, a human trader on Thriddar who becomes embroiled in the bizarre customs of the Thrid after he publicly contradicts their supreme ruler known as the Grand Panjandrum. Facing the threat of being vanished from all rational creation due to this offense, he takes refuge on a remote island with Ganti, a fellow Thrid who has suffered at the hands of the local authorities. Together, they devise a daring escape plan leveraging Ganti's understanding of their society's flaws. Ultimately, their successful bid for freedom exposes the absurdities of the Thrid's belief in their unfailing governance and leads Ganti to seize power within his community, illustrating the chaotic interplay between authority and rebellion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aPrisoners -- Fiction
653 _aManners and customs -- Fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aEscapes -- Fiction
700 1 _aNodel, Norman,
_d1922-2000
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1963
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61430
999 _c102256
_d102256