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100 1 _aWilson, Richard,
_d1920-1987
245 1 4 _aThe Sons of Japheth
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Infinity, December 1956
500 _aRelease date is 2022-06-13
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net.
520 _a"The Sons of Japheth" by Richard Wilson is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story explores themes of time travel and the consequences of human actions, centering around a pilot tasked with eradicating humanity to ensure the survival of animals. This provocative narrative delves into the implications of meddling with history and the moral questions that arise from such actions. The plot follows Pilot Officer Roy Vanjan as he becomes one of the last survivors after Earth's destruction during World War V. He meets Dr. Garfield Gar in a space station, who assigns him the colossal task of traveling back in time to eliminate Noah and his family during the biblical Flood, specifically targeting humanity while sparing the animals. As Vanjan embarks on this mission and successfully kills Noah and his kin, he anticipates a reset of history that will allow animals to flourish. However, his journey results in unforeseen consequences, leading to his own transformation and the realization that despite his actions, life on Earth endures. The novel culminates in a twist of fate that illustrates the complexities of existence and the unintended repercussions of one's choices in time travel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Royal Publications, Inc, 1956
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aTime travel -- Fiction
653 _aApocalyptic fiction
653 _aNoah's ark -- Fiction
700 1 _aEngle, Robert,
_d1928-
830 0 _aProduced from Infinity, December 1956
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68305
999 _c109121
_d109121