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100 1 _aDe Courcy, John
245 1 4 _aThe Night Has a Thousand Eyes
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories Winter 1949
500 _aRelease date is 2021-02-28
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by John De Courcy and Dorothy De Courcy is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. At its core, the book explores themes of regret, moral dilemmas, and the human condition against a backdrop of a gritty space setting. It juxtaposes elements of crime and survival, following the consequences of a violent encounter in a rough interstellar bar. The story revolves around Captain Brace, a rough-and-tumble space pirate, who inadvertently kills a young man's sister after a violent confrontation. He quickly realizes he cannot let the witness, the sister, go free without jeopardizing his life and his crew. As he grapples with the moral implications of his actions, he feels an unexpected connection with the girl. This tension leads him to a crucial decision about her fate. Ultimately, Brace's internal struggle reflects his past traumas, as he remembers a lost love, creating a poignant contrast between his hardened exterior and the flickers of humanity that emerge throughout the tale. As the plot unfolds, it delves into Brace’s attempts to reconcile his violent life with his growing empathy for the girl as they both face the encroaching darkness of their predicament. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
700 1 _aDe Courcy, Dorothy
700 1 _aMcWilliams, Al,
_d1916-1993
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Winter 1949
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64659
999 _c105482
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