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_aSmith, George O. _q(George Oliver), _d1911-1981 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aTroubled star |
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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, February 1953 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-10-20 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"Troubled Star" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book delves into themes surrounding interstellar travel and the interactions between species at different stages of technological advancement. The main characters include Chat Honger, Bren Fallow, and Scyth Radnor, who are from a more advanced civilization and are tasked with establishing beacons across the galaxy, while Dusty Britton represents the more primitive culture of Earth. At the start of "Troubled Star," readers are introduced to three technicians aboard a spacecraft on Mercury, discussing their work regarding a newly discovered habitable planet. They are aware that they might be intruding on a planet inhabited by a primitive culture and are wary of the implications. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Dusty Britton, an idolized spaceman, is caught up in a strange series of events following what he claims to be an alien encounter at sea. His plight unfolds amidst government scrutiny and public skepticism, setting the stage for an intergalactic clash of ideologies as characters grapple with the potential fate of Earth and its civilization. (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 | _aInterstellar travel -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aActors -- Fiction | ||
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_aFinlay, Virgil, _d1914-1971 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Startling Stories, February 1953 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69190 |
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