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_aSmith, George O. _q(George Oliver), _d1911-1981 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe hellflower |
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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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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Startling Stories, May 1952 | |
| 500 | _aDifferent from version published later, #69762. | ||
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-10-10 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"The Hellflower" by George O. Smith is a novel written in the early 1950s. This science fiction narrative revolves around a disgraced space pilot, Charles Farradyne, who is approached by Howard Clevis from the Solar Anti-Narcotic Department for a risky job. The story seems to explore themes of redemption, substance addiction, and the consequences of one’s past decisions in a futuristic setting where space travel is commonplace. At the start of the book, we find Charles Farradyne living in the desperate conditions of a fungus field on Venus, having lost his pilot's license after a tragic accident that caused numerous fatalities, including a significant loss related to narcotics operations. When Clevis arrives to offer him a new chance—alongside a forged pilot's license—Farradyne grapples with his bitter memories and the weight of his reputation. As he reluctantly accepts the job to infiltrate a drug operation tied to the dangerous love lotus, the narrative sets the stage for tension, personal conflict, and the exploration of Farradyne's character as he navigates through his past mistakes and the gritty underworld he’s being drawn back into. The opening hints at both exciting space adventures and deep emotional undertones as Farradyne embarks on what could be a path to redemption or further despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Better Publications, Inc., 1952 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aDrug traffic -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aSpace ships -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aDrug addicts -- Fiction | ||
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_aFinlay, Virgil, _d1914-1971 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Startling Stories, May 1952 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69124 |
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