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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aMcDowell, Robert Emmett,
_d1914-1975
245 1 0 _aCitadel of the Green Death
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 Fall 1948
500 _aRelease date is 2021-03-08
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Citadel of the Green Death" by Emmett McDowell is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story centers on Joel Hakkyt, a man facing a dire choice between slavery on a distant planet, Asgard, or a horrifying death back on Earth. The narrative unfolds as Joel finds himself in a frightening justice system, where he struggles with family disapproval, personal identity, and a sense of foreboding regarding his fate. At the start of the story, Joel is on trial for malfeasance, surrounded by his unsupportive family and facing a psychologist who determines his immediate commitment to an experimental facility. As he grapples with this bleak outcome, he experiences strange encounters, such as with an alien guard and fleeting glimpses of the peculiar world of transgressors and the futuristic society that regards him as an expendable asset. The opening sets up a rich tapestry of tension and intrigue, hinting at complex relationships and unsettling discoveries about both Joel’s identity and the nature of the society he is thrust into, ultimately leading him towards a dangerous alien world where much more than survival is at stake. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aPrisoners -- Fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
653 _aSpace colonies -- Fiction
653 _aRevolutions -- Fiction
700 1 _aMcWilliams, Al,
_d1916-1993
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1948
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64755
999 _c105578
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