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_aLeinster, Murray, _d1896-1975 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe swamp was upside down |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aColonial Survey | |
| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction September 1956 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-08-18 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"The Swamp Was Upside Down" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novella published in the mid-20th century, specifically in 1956, within the pages of "Astounding Science Fiction." The story revolves around the complexities of a colonial survey mission on a planet called Canna III, focusing on the profound environmental issues that arise when civilization interacts with alien ecosystems. The narrative involves elements of space travel, crisis management, and the responsibilities of scientific authority in the face of looming disaster. In the plot, Senior Officer Hardwick is summoned to Sector Headquarters after peculiar changes occur on the planet due to extensive irrigation practices that have led to the soil destabilization. As the situation worsens, tensions arise between civilian populations and the Survey personnel, particularly regarding their approach to the extensive groundwater issues generated by their irrigation systems. Hardwick and his junior officer, Lieutenant Barnes, work against time to find solutions, including utilizing ship-fuel to modify the soil structure while preventing catastrophic outcomes like landslides or explosions. The story explores themes of authority, ingenuity, and the consequences of human interference in nature, ultimately portraying a race against time to save both the island and its inhabitants from disaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1956 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aSpace colonies -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aGeology -- Fiction | ||
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_aFreas, Kelly, _d1922-2005 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aColonial Survey | |
| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction September 1956 | |
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