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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aBrackett, Leigh,
_d1915-1978
245 1 0 _aThralls of the Endless Night
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 Planet Stories Fall 1943
500 _aRelease date is 2020-06-12
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Thralls of the Endless Night" by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novella written in the early 1940s. The story explores themes of survival, betrayal, and the struggle for power in a post-apocalyptic setting. It features a conflict between two groups, the Hans and the Piruts, who vie for limited resources and grapple with the enigmatic Ship that harbors secrets essential for their survival. The narrative follows Wes Kirk, a young member of the Hans, who discovers a hidden path into the Ship while grappling with his feelings of anger and confusion after the death of his father. Tensions escalate as Wes forms an alliance with the Piruts to confront the oppressive Officers who hoard vital resources. Wes becomes embroiled in a power struggle, discovering that the Ship harbors not precious heat-stones but a much greater secret. As the storyline unfolds, elements of loyalty, love, and revenge are intertwined, culminating in a revelation about the Ship's true purpose, which forces both groups to reconsider their conflict as they confront a greater threat to their existence. Ultimately, Wes's journey highlights themes of unity and the human condition in dire circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
653 _aCastaways -- Fiction
653 _aRegression (Civilization) -- Fiction
700 1 _aLeydenfrost, Robert J.,
_d1925-1987
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1943
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62382
999 _c103206
_d103206