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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aHolden, Fox B.,
_d1923-1973
245 1 0 _aDown Went McGinty
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 1954
500 _aRelease date is 2020-11-10
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Down Went McGinty" by Fox B. Holden is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. Set in a future where space exploration is a reality, the story follows the struggles and dynamics between military personnel aboard a second-rate space satellite and the challenges posed by their adversaries, the Comrades. The likely topic of the book revolves around themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the morality of authority under the stress of political machinations in space. The narrative centers around Colonel Kenton, who is tasked with solving a mystery involving a theft of classified microstats after a safe is blown open in his office. The prime suspect is Patrick McGinty, an affable maintenance technician known for his love of music and science fiction. As the story unfolds, McGinty unexpectedly takes control of a spacecraft and heads towards the Moon, prompting a desperate pursuit by Kenton and his team to save him from the authoritarian General Kolomar's orders to destroy him. Throughout the pursuit, themes of friendship, sacrifice, and the search for a moral compass in the vastness of space emerge, ultimately leading to a twist that reveals McGinty’s true intentions and his enduring belief in humanity's potential to transcend political conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aMoon -- Fiction
653 _aTheft -- Fiction
653 _aSpace stations -- Fiction
653 _aCold War -- Fiction
700 1 _aEberle, Joseph,
_d1926-2006
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1954
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63703
999 _c104527
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