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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aMarlowe, Stephen,
_d1928-2008
245 1 0 _aPicnic
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 _aProduced from Rocket Stories, July 1953
500 _aRelease date is 2022-07-24
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net.
520 _a"Picnic" by Milton Lesser is a science fiction narrative written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around a family's weekend tradition of picnicking on asteroids, but this particular outing takes an unexpected turn into danger and discovery. The book explores themes of family dynamics amidst outer space adventure and the unknown. The plot follows Burt, a frustrated father, as he takes his wife Marcia and their two children, Johnny and Joan, to an asteroid for a picnic. During their excursion, Burt discovers the wreck of an old spaceship, leading to a series of strange and terrifying events. The situation escalates when a mysterious force begins manipulating the environment around them, posing a threat to their safety. As they grapple with panic and survival, Burt realizes that the asteroid itself may be a sentient entity. Ultimately, they manage to escape in their spaceship, but the experience profoundly alters Burt's perspective on their weekend jaunts, prompting him to vow never to return for picnics again. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Space Publications, Inc., 1953
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aFamilies -- Fiction
653 _aAsteroids -- Fiction
700 1 _aEberle, Joseph,
_d1926-2006
830 0 _aProduced from Rocket Stories, July 1953
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68600
999 _c109404
_d109404