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100 1 _aMcDowell, Robert Emmett,
_d1914-1975
245 1 0 _aSword of Fire
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories Winter 1949
500 _aRelease date is 2021-03-09
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Sword of Fire" by Emmett McDowell is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The story follows Jupiter Jones, a lone space explorer who finds himself marooned on an alien planet fraught with dangers, where he must navigate a world dominated by various races, including the enigmatic Anolyn—a telepathic octopod species. The novel explores themes of survival, identity, and the relationship between oppressor and oppressed as Jupiter is drawn into an unexpected role as a potential savior for the planet's subjugated inhabitants. The opening of the book introduces Jupiter Jones as he crash-lands on a hostile planet after being lost in space. Stripped of his comrades, he is alone in a dangerous new environment filled with strange creatures and human-like beings. After narrowly avoiding death at the hands of some locals, he becomes aware of a complex social structure involving different races and the looming threat of the Anolyn, who have established dominance over the planet's inhabitants. Throughout the beginning, Jupiter grapples with feelings of isolation and the expectations placed on him, setting the stage for a conflict that will see him confront not only the forces controlling the world but also his own inner struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories Winter 1949
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64771
999 _c105594
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