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100 1 _aNorman, James,
_d1912-1983
245 1 2 _aA Planet for Your Thoughts
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories Winter 1941
500 _aRelease date is 2020-05-05
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"A Planet for Your Thoughts" by James Norman is a science fiction novella written during the early 1940s. Set in a future where humanity relies on the intelligent grape-headed Uvans to solve problems, the story centers on Bill Petrie, a freebooter who values individual thought. Faced with a cosmic crisis due to a shortage of a vital fuel known as etheroel, the narrative explores themes of autonomy, power dynamics, and the quest for intellectual independence. The plot follows Bill as he is thrust into a series of misadventures on the planetoid Uva, where he must retrieve a synthetic formula for etheroel while navigating the bureaucratic processes of the Interworld Government and the peculiarities of Uvan culture. Throughout his journey, he encounters the charming but unpredictable Kitty Carlton and the pompous Commissioner Castlebottom. As tensions rise among the Uvans, who are deeply affected by past exploitation, Bill devises a plan to capitalize on the etheroel reserves while preserving the Uvans’ wellbeing. The story culminates in an unexpected twist, showcasing Bill’s cleverness and resourcefulness in seizing control of the situation while also igniting a sense of community among the Uvans. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
653 _aBusinessmen -- Fiction
700 1 _aMorey, Leo,
_d1889-1965
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Winter 1941
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62035
999 _c102859
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