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100 1 _aNoll, Ray C.
245 1 0 _aFlight Perilous!
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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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy May 1955
500 _aRelease date is 2021-10-19
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Flight Perilous!" by Ray C. Noll is a science fiction narrative likely written in the mid-20th century, capturing the era’s fascination with space exploration amid Cold War tensions. The book revolves around a perilous journey aboard the Marship III, where Captain Fred Hiller faces significant challenges as he navigates through an uncharted asteroid belt, weighing the lives of his crew against the risks of continuing their mission to Mars. The story unfolds in a tense atmosphere as Hiller confronts dissent among his crew, particularly from the anxious nuclear engineer Phil Bleck, who advocates for retreating to Earth due to the dangerous conditions they face. As they traverse the treacherous asteroid belt, the ship suffers impacts from the dense clusters of space debris, leading to escalating tensions and fear. The narrative climaxes with Hiller’s critical decision-making and risk-taking as he attempts to guide the ship through to safety. The book explores themes of leadership, fear, courage, and survival under pressure, culminating in both personal and collective burdens faced by space adventurers navigating the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aSpace ships -- Fiction
653 _aSpace flight to Mars -- Fiction
700 1 _aTerry, W. E.,
_d1921-1992
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy May 1955
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66569
999 _c107391
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