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_aSmith, George O. _q(George Oliver), _d1911-1981 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Firing Line |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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| 490 | 1 | _aVenus Equilateral | |
| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, October 1944 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-05-06 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"The Firing Line" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around themes of revenge, space piracy, and the interplay between technology and human ambition. It explores the life of Mark Kingman, a lawyer entangled with the criminal mastermind Allison Murdoch, who seeks vengeance against a space communication company, Venus Equilateral, after suffering a prior defeat. In the narrative, the ambitious Murdoch escapes imprisonment and approaches Kingman, proposing a plan to take control of Venus Equilateral through illegal means. As they concoct schemes that involve high-tech weaponry and economic manipulation, Murdoch's intentions lead to clashes with the station's personnel, primarily Don Channing, who is determined to thwart Murdoch’s malicious ambitions. The novel contrasts the intelligence of scientific innovation with the moral implications of using such power for personal vendettas. Ultimately, the climax involves a high-stakes confrontation where advanced technology plays a pivotal role, culminating in a dramatic showdown that raises questions about ethics in technological advancements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1944 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aCriminals -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aSpace stations -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aWeapons -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aSpace pirates -- Fiction | ||
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_aOrban, Paul, _d1896-1974 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aVenus Equilateral | |
| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, October 1944 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68001 |
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