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_aReynolds, Mack, _d1917-1983 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Galactic Ghost |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2020 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Planet Stories March 1954 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2020-11-13 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"The Galactic Ghost" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story delves into humanity's encounter with an alien spacecraft that lands on Earth, ultimately broadcasting a telepathic warning of impending destruction and a proposal for humanity's survival. The book explores themes of unity, societal structure, and the essential qualities needed in future colonists as Earth faces an existential crisis. The narrative begins with the startling arrival of an alien ship in New Jersey, which sends a message to all of humanity about their imminent doom. In the five-year period leading to the ship's return, global tension rises as nations and individuals jockey for position to be among the one thousand chosen to escape Earth. Multiple debates and conflicts arise, exposing deep-rooted societal inequalities. Ultimately, a group led by Monsieur Pierre Duclos promotes the idea of choosing the most suitable candidates for survival, prioritizing skills and knowledge over nationality or wealth. When the alien returns, it reveals that the destruction was averted not by evacuation but through humanity’s newfound unity and progress sparked by the crisis. Duclos, skeptical of the alien's motives, reflects on the irony of humanity's situation in the wake of this profound social shift. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction | ||
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_aWoromay, Lawrence, _d1927-2007 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Planet Stories March 1954 | |
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