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100 1 _aTenn, William,
_d1920-2010
245 1 0 _aRicardo's Virus
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
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 1953
500 _aRelease date is 2021-02-08
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Ricardo's Virus" by William Tenn is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book takes place on the planet Venus, exploring the challenges faced by human colonists amidst the harsh and dangerous alien environment. The central theme revolves around a deadly virus named after the first man who attempted to settle on Venus, highlighting the struggle for survival and the quest for a vaccine that could save countless lives. The story follows Graff Dingle, a colonist on Venus, as he grapples with a knife wound that exposes him to Ricardo's Virus, giving him only hours to live. In his quest to rescue the kidnapped Greta Bergenson and her father, Graff teams up with a pterodactyl named MacDuff, who has his own reasons for pursuing the villains responsible for the abduction. The narrative unfolds through Graff's perilous journey into the dangerous swamps of Venus, filled with hostile flora and fauna, as he confronts outlaws like Max Pubina who seek to profit from the chaos. With time running out due to the virus and numerous obstacles in his path, Graff's determination and innate connection to the planet offer a gripping exploration of courage, adaptation, and the survival of both humans and native creatures alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aRescues -- Fiction
653 _aDiseases -- Fiction
653 _aVenus (Planet) -- Fiction
700 1 _aVestal, Herman B.,
_d1916-2007
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories March 1953
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64507
999 _c105330
_d105330