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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aCoppel, Alfred,
_d1921-2004
245 1 0 _aWreck Off Triton
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 November 1951
500 _aRelease date is 2020-12-08
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Wreck Off Triton" by Alfred Coppel is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of betrayal, greed, and survival in a futuristic setting where space travel and treasures amidst the stars are central to the plot. It tells the story of Ron Carnavon, a ruthless convict, who orchestrates the salvage of a wrecked spaceship to claim its valuable sapphires, igniting a dramatic conflict with an unsuspecting accomplice. The narrative revolves around Ron Carnavon, who previously scuttled his own ship, the "Thunderbird", and is now on a mission to loot its remains. He hires Pop Wills, a washed-up, gin-soaked captain, under a false identity, intending to eliminate him once the job is done. As they journey to the wreck, tension builds, leading to a climactic confrontation at the "Thunderbird’s" site. Carnavon’s plan unravels when he discovers Pop's connection to a past tragedy, culminating in a violent encounter that results in both characters facing their fates—one driven by greed and the other fueled by a desperate, final surge of courage. The intricate blend of suspense and moral dilemmas delves into the dark depths of human nature, pushing the characters to their limits in the unforgiving void of space. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aCriminals -- Fiction
653 _aSpace ships -- Fiction
653 _aJewel thieves -- Fiction
700 1 _aVestal, Herman B.,
_d1916-2007
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories November 1951
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63987
999 _c104811
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