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100 1 _aHasse, Henry,
_d1913-1977
245 1 0 _aFinal Glory
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
_bcr
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490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 1947
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"Final Glory" by Henry Hasse is a science fiction narrative written during the mid-20th century. The story explores themes of survival and despair in a dying solar system, focusing on the desperate journey of its last two survivors as they confront the end of their civilization. The book delves into existential questions about hope, purpose, and the search for a new home amid cosmic desolation. The narrative primarily follows two characters, N'Zik and Shi-Zik, who are the last of their race aboard a massive spaceship, echoing the grim fate of their dying sun and their civilization. They traverse through a decaying planetary system, assessing failed worlds that once thrived with life, battling bitterness and fatigue as they contemplate giving up their quest for survival. Simultaneously, on the barren surface of Mercury, Curt and Olana work desperately to save their people from extinction as the sun loses its warmth and light. Their fate intertwines as they witness a mysterious and powerful event that ignites a glimmer of hope—the potential of a cosmic collision that may rekindle their dying sun. The story culminates in themes of sacrifice and the quest for glory in the face of annihilation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aExtraterrestrial beings -- Fiction
653 _aMercury (Planet) -- Fiction
653 _aInterstellar travel -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Spring 1947
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64142
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