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_aLeinster, Murray, _d1896-1975 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aRibbon in the sky |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction June 1957 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2023-04-24 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"Ribbon in the Sky" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a med ship pilot, Calhoun, who gets unexpectedly lost in space and ends up on a peculiar planet featuring a mysterious luminous ribbon in the sky. The narrative delves into themes of human error, isolation, and the psychological impacts of living in separated communities. In the story, Calhoun discovers that the inhabitants of the planet have fallen into an "isolation syndrome," causing them to develop irrational fears of external sickness due to their long-term separation from other societies. As he navigates through the complexities of their fears and the mysterious ribbon—a form of climate control designed to sustain life on the planet—Calhoun finds himself involved in a crisis when a young couple from rival communities attempts to escape their lives. The situation evolves into a rescue mission that embodies both medical and social challenges, where Calhoun must employ his expertise to help the isolated communities overcome their deeply ingrained fears, all while contemplating the broader implications of human mistakes and the interconnectivity of civilizations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1957 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aPhysicians -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aSpace colonies -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aSpace medicine -- Fiction | ||
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_aVan Dongen, H. R., _d1920-2010 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction June 1957 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70638 |
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