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100 1 _aWinterbotham, R. R.
_q(Russell Robert),
_d1904-1971
245 1 0 _aDead Man's Planet
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1941
500 _aRelease date is 2020-04-24
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Dead Man's Planet" by R. R. Winterbotham is a science fiction novel written during the early 1940s. The book explores the theme of isolation, alien life forms, and the consequences of scientific experiments gone awry on a barren asteroid. The storyline revolves around the unexpected discovery of a human-like figure on an asteroid that initially appears lifeless, leading to a deeper investigation into the unique ecology and the tragic history of its sole inhabitant. The plot follows Mick Conner and Alf Rankin, two astronauts who land on the asteroid for repairs and stumble upon the strange plant life and the mysterious Ghor, who claims to have been born and raised on the asteroid. As they interact with Ghor, they learn of the biochemistry that allows the plant life to regenerate and the dark legacy of Ghor's father, who had tried to manipulate these alien species. Tensions rise as the astronauts face dangers from the aggressive plant life, culminating in Ghor's sacrifice to protect them, revealing that he is more than just a human, but a hybrid being created from plant life. This poignant ending explores themes of identity, sacrifice, and the blurred lines between man and nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aAsteroids -- Fiction
700 1 _aHall
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1941
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61919
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