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100 1 _aLeinster, Murray,
_d1896-1975
245 1 0 _aRibbon in the sky
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aMed Service
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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1957
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aPhysicians -- 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 June 1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70638
999 _c111364
_d111364