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100 1 _aGallun, Raymond Z.
_q(Raymond Zinke),
_d1911-1994
245 1 4 _aThe Raiders of Saturn's Ring
246 1 _aThe Raiders of Saturn's Rings
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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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1941
500 _aListed in magazine table of contents as "The Raiders of Saturn's Rings."
500 _aRelease date is 2020-04-27
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Raiders of Saturn's Ring" by Raymond Z. Gallun is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1940s. The book unfolds in a futuristic setting on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, where humans have established a colony that faces the threat of invasion from the aggressive, furry Callistans of Jupiter's moon, Callisto. The narrative centers on a struggle for survival against overwhelming odds, exploring themes of bravery, resilience, and the ingenuity of the human spirit. The story follows Ron Leiccsen, the nephew of a legendary explorer who discovered Titan, as he grapples with the impending doom of his colony. With the Callistans launching destructive raids, Ron proposes a pragmatic retreat, whereas others advocate for defiance. After a local horticulturist reveals a hidden plan involving seeds from Earth that could turn the tide against the alien invaders, Ron and a determined teacher, Anna Charles, embark on a perilous mission to retrieve these seeds from Mars. Their journey is fraught with danger, culminating in a creative escape through Saturn's Rings, leading to an unexpected twist where the seeds prove to be both a weapon and a potential salvation against the Callistans’ oppression. Ultimately, the invaders underestimate the resilience of the Earth colonists, resulting in a clever and ironic victory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aWar stories
653 _aTitan (Satellite) -- Fiction
700 1 _aMorey, Leo,
_d1889-1965
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1941
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61951
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