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100 1 _aSmith, George O.
_q(George Oliver),
_d1911-1981
245 1 0 _aIdentity
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aVenus Equilateral
490 1 _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, November 1945
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"Identity" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. Set in a futuristic world filled with advanced technologies, the story explores themes of identity, twin relationships, and the quest for treasure. The main topic revolves around the protagonist, Cal Blair, who grapples with his problematic relationship with his identical twin brother while embarking on a treasure hunt linked to the notorious pirate Hellion Murdoch. In the narrative, Cal Blair, a cryptologist, discovers a mysterious Key that is believed to lead to Murdoch's Hoard, a legendary treasure rumored to hold invaluable medical knowledge. The plot thickens when Cal's twin, Benj, attempts to impersonate him and get his hands on the Key for nefarious purposes. As Cal sets off on a perilous journey to uncover the Hoard, he faces both physical and emotional challenges, including a confrontation with Benj. Along the way, he also navigates his feelings for Tinker Elliott, a skilled surgeon and his love interest. Their journey culminates in a race against time to retrieve the medical advances hidden away by Murdoch, ultimately questioning the very nature of identity and the ethical implications of duplicating human life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated, 1945
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aTreasure troves -- Fiction
653 _aTwins -- Fiction
653 _aIdentity -- Fiction
830 0 _aVenus Equilateral
830 0 _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction, November 1945
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68002
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