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100 1 _aCurry, Mike
245 1 4 _aThe Recluse
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 Winter 1954
500 _aRelease date is 2020-11-08
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Recluse" by Mike Curry is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story centers on Arak Miller, who finds himself trapped on an uninhabitable planet after a disastrous event separates him from Earth and his family. Years later, upon spotting a ship from Earth, Miller grapples with the resurgence of hope and the painful memories of his life before isolation. The narrative unfolds as Arak Miller, who has adapted to life on the desolate planet, hears a human voice after many years of solitude but soon discovers that the ship's arrival does not bring salvation. Instead, he realizes that the oppressors from a slave world have taken control of the situation, turning his dreams of rescue into despair. Faced with the collapse of his hopes and the brutal reality of the new regime, Miller resolves to destroy the connections to his past life and hide in the wilderness, believing he is the only free man left in a world of captivity. The novella explores themes of isolation, survival, and the struggle for freedom against overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
653 _aCastaways -- Fiction
653 _aSolitude -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Winter 1954
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63677
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