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100 1 _aHamling, William L.,
_d1921-2017
245 1 0 _aPatrol
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 Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1952.
500 _aRelease date is 2021-07-26
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Patrol" by Richard H. Nelson is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book revolves around a group of space patrolmen tasked with the dangerous job of exploring and monitoring an alien planet. As they contend with the engulfing isolation and the looming threat of an invisible enemy, they grapple with profound questions about human existence, omnipotence, and the essence of suffering. In "Patrol," the narrative follows MacMartree, the oldest member of the patrol, and his three younger companions as they settle on an unfamiliar planet. Initially bored by their surroundings, the patrol soon faces unexpected challenges when one member becomes sick and another suffers intense pain. As they confront physical suffering for the first time, they realize the limits of their powers and the reality of their vulnerability. The story culminates in a powerful exploration of faith, as MacMartree leads his comrades in a desperate prayer, signaling a return to the acknowledgment of a divine presence within their advances in science. The resolution brings healing both physically and spiritually, as they come to terms with their humanity and the omnipotence of God. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Greenleaf Publishing Company, 1952
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1952.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65925
999 _c106747
_d106747