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_aMarlowe, Stephen, _d1928-2008 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Thing in the Truck |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2021 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1956. | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2021-06-23 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"The Thing in the Truck" by Darius John Granger is a science fiction tale written in the mid-20th century. The story takes place predominantly in the context of a trucking journey, embodying themes of mystery and the unknown as the protagonist uncovers a bizarre and possibly supernatural event involving a truckload of potatoes that turns into something sinister. The book explores notions of perception, reality, and otherworldly influences in a captivating narrative. The plot follows Harry Loftus and his driving partner, Joe, as they unknowingly transport a mysterious load after picking up a seemingly harmless shipment of potatoes. As the journey unfolds, strange occurrences escalate, revealing that the potatoes—and indeed everything around them—are connected to an alien presence that has taken over. The narrative quickly shifts from humor and camaraderie to a tense and surreal confrontation with the bizarre, as Harry finds himself facing danger from Joe and a seductive woman, both of whom are not quite themselves. As the story reaches its climax, Harry grapples with a nightmarish scenario that culminates in a shocking transformation involving the truck, leading to a haunting conclusion questioning his own fate amid this otherworldly chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aTruck drivers -- Fiction | ||
| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1956. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65676 |
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