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100 1 _aAnderson, Poul,
_d1926-2001
245 1 0 _aCaptive of the Centaurianess
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 March 1952
500 _aRelease date is 2020-12-18
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Captive of the Centaurianess" by Poul Anderson is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds in a futuristic setting where interplanetary travels are common. The protagonist, Ray Ballantyne, finds himself in a precarious situation as he escapes Earth and boards a ship only to face a cascade of challenges involving the Jovian Confederacy and his unusual cabin mates, including the imposing warrior Dyann Korlas from Alpha Centauri. At the start of the narrative, the tension quickly builds as Ray Ballantyne, a nuclear engineer on the run, experiences a close call with law enforcement at the Ecuador Spaceport. His escape leads him to a space vessel where he meets diverse characters, including the fierce Dyann, who introduces an intriguing dynamic of power and gender roles within the story. The opening portion sets the stage for a thrilling journey, mixing elements of action, upsides of space travel, and engaging character interactions that hint at broader conflicts to come. As Ballantyne navigates his new reality, the arrival of unexpected threats unveils a world rich with adventure and suspense. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aSex role -- Fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
700 1 _aEmshwiller, Ed,
_d1925-1990
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories March 1952
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64075
999 _c104899
_d104899