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100 1 _aSilverberg, Robert,
_d1935-
245 1 0 _aSix Frightened Men
246 1 _a6 Frightened Men
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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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1957
500 _aMagazine credits Randall Garrett, but the Internet Speculative Fiction Database says actually by Robert Silverberg.
500 _aRelease date is 2021-05-26
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Six Frightened Men" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around a team of explorers from the Space Corps who land on the uncharted planet of Pollux V, where they encounter a bewildering and terrifying creature that puts their lives at risk. The story delves into themes of fear, survival, and the psychological impact of encountering the unknown. The plot follows a team of six astronauts who, after an initial expedition reveals the remnants of an ancient civilization, find themselves haunted and hunted by a mysterious monstrous entity. As crew members begin to die under mysterious circumstances, it becomes clear that the monster is a manifestation of fear, tied to one of the crew's dark secrets. The protagonist grapples with the realization that the source of the horror may be one among them, leading to a tense confrontation and eventual revelation of betrayal. Ultimately, the story explores how fear can distort reality and the moral implications of survival in the face of unimaginable threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aOuter space -- Exploration -- Fiction
700 1 _aGarrett, Randall,
_d1927-1987
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65446
999 _c106269
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