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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aLeinster, Murray,
_d1896-1975
245 1 4 _aThe grandfathers' war
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aMed Service
490 1 _aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction October 1957
500 _aRelease date is 2023-04-21
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Grandfathers' War" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story centers on Calhoun, a medical officer aboard a small Med ship during a peculiar interstellar conflict, highlighting the absurdities of warfare between planets that should not engage in traditional battles due to technological constraints. Alongside his furry companion Murgatroyd, Calhoun grapples not only with the challenges of his medical mission but also with a society on the brink of self-destruction as a war looms between parents and their youthful offspring. At the start of the book, Calhoun prepares to arrive at Phaedra II amidst turmoil, contemplating the futility of a war he believes to be impossible due to the mechanics of space travel. He is jolted from his complacency when his ship is unexpectedly towed by an unidentified force, prompting him to re-evaluate his understanding of interplanetary conflict. He engages in dialogue with Murgatroyd, reflecting on the absurdity of warfare while navigating the complexities of medical duty. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of generational conflict, societal breakdown, and the dire need for understanding and resilience in the face of chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1957
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aWar stories
653 _aPhysicians -- Fiction
653 _aConflict of generations -- Fiction
653 _aSpace colonies -- Fiction
653 _aSpace medicine -- Fiction
700 1 _aVan Dongen, H. R.,
_d1920-2010
830 0 _aMed Service
830 0 _aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction October 1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70610
999 _c111336
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