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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aMarks, Winston K.
_q(Winston Kinney),
_d1915-1979
245 1 0 _aSlay-Ride
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 1953
500 _aRelease date is 2020-12-27
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Slay-Ride" by Winston K. Marks is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The story revolves around Frane Lewis, a space pirate and a ruthless triggerman, who embarks on a perilous mission through the cold expanse of space. The book delves into themes of greed, survival, and the consequences of one's actions against the backdrop of interstellar piracy. The narrative unfolds as Frane Lewis successfully executes his heinous plan on a small space freighter, eliminating its crew to prepare for a heist. However, as the events progress, he is confronted with the reality of his choices, especially when he dons a peculiar piece of spaceman's underwear that inadvertently leads to his demise. As he navigates the ship alone, his body temperature rises dangerously due to wearing multiple layers in the inhospitable environment of space. Ultimately, he succumbs to the very elements he sought to control, trapped by his own greed and a series of miscalculations, culminating in a grim irony that highlights the harsh realities of space and the futility of his intentions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSpace ships -- Fiction
653 _aSpace pirates -- Fiction
700 1 _aEmshwiller, Ed,
_d1925-1990
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories November 1953
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64141
999 _c104965
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