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100 1 _aAnderson, Poul,
_d1926-2001
245 1 0 _aOut of the Iron Womb!
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 Summer 1955
490 1 _aThe psychotechnic league; bk. 16.
500 _aRelease date is 2020-11-04
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Out of the Iron Womb!" by Poul Anderson is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story is centered around the themes of individualism, the dangers of ideology, and the complexity of human relationships in a spacefaring future. It explores a conflict between characters who embody opposing philosophical views, particularly touching upon humanism and the nuances of survival in an unforgiving world. The narrative follows Bo Jonsson, a pragmatic spaceman and engineer, who finds himself on a dangerous quest after the murder of his partner, Johnny Malone, by a Humanist antagonist named Einar Lundgard. As Bo grapples with his feelings of loss and fear, he must confront Lundgard, who harbors radical ideological motives. The plot weaves through tense encounters in the depths of space, culminating in a gripping duel on an asteroid. As Bo fights not just for his own survival but also to preserve the broader hopes of humanity, the story delves into themes of honor, reason, and the consequences of human actions. Ultimately, he must navigate the treacherous moral landscape that defines his existence and confronts the very essence of what it means to be human amidst the vastness of the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aAsteroids -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Summer 1955
830 0 _aThe psychotechnic league; bk. 16.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63633
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