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100 1 _aWesley, Bill
245 1 4 _aThe Primus Curse
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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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories May 1954
500 _aRelease date is 2020-11-10
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Primus Curse" by Bill Wesley is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Captain Evan Grimes and his crew aboard the spaceship Vulcan, who are tasked with investigating the mysterious deaths of previous explorers on a planet called Primus. As they navigate through a tense atmosphere filled with uncertainty and danger, the novel explores themes of psychological manipulation and the moral implications of space exploration. In this gripping narrative, Captain Grimes faces the brutal reality of leading a combat mission into uncharted territory. After several crew members succumb to unexplained deaths, the mission's urgency escalates, leading to risky decisions and confrontations. As Grimes copes with the pressure and potential loss of his men, he discovers that a seemingly innocuous pill taken by his crew members interacts dangerously with the planet's atmosphere, leading to fatal hallucinations and violent results. With a mixture of action, psychological tension, and ethical dilemmas, "The Primus Curse" challenges readers to reflect on the cost of human curiosity and the consequences of extending our reach into the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aMystery fiction
653 _aMercury (Planet) -- Fiction
700 1 _aEberle, Joseph,
_d1926-2006
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories May 1954
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63707
999 _c104531
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