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100 1 _aSearls, Hank,
_d1922-2017
245 1 0 _aMartyr's Flight
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
_bcr
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490 1 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1955
500 _aRelease date is 2021-11-10
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Martyr's Flight" by Hank Searls is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century, likely in the early years of the Cold War era. The story is set aboard Space Station One, a military space platform, as it becomes embroiled in international tensions and the threat of nuclear war. The narrative focuses on the struggles of the characters as they deal with the existential crisis brought on by geopolitical hostilities. The novel follows Walter Stanton, the project head of Space Station One, and Colonel Mel Cramer, a fighter pilot, as they confront the dire situation of an impending missile attack. As tensions rise with the destruction of key U.S. military bases, the team aboard the station grapples with difficult decisions: whether to evacuate or stay behind to protect their scientific achievements. Stanton's dedication to the mission and the station's potential for peace contrasts sharply with the military's pragmatic view of its failure. Ultimately, the story unfolds as a gripping portrayal of courage, loyalty, and the personal sacrifices made in the face of overwhelming odds during a turbulent time in world history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Greenleaf Publishing Company, 1955
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSpace stations -- Fiction
700 1 _aTerry, W. E.,
_d1921-1992
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1955
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66699
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