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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aRohrer, Robert H.,
_d1946-
245 1 0 _aPattern
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 _aProduced from Amazing Stories October 1962.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-30
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Pattern" by Robert H. Rohrer, Jr. is a science fiction narrative written during the early 1960s. The book explores the complex themes of consciousness and survival in a futuristic setting, focusing on the struggle of an alien entity and a human pilot as they confront their own inherent instincts and the nuances of identity. The story emphasizes the interconnectedness of beings and the threats posed by existential desires, ultimately delving into the concept of pattern recognition in both biological and electrical forms. The narrative centers on Rahll, an alien impulse who finds himself drifting in the void of space after a Cataclysm destroyed his community. Initially weakened and reduced to a cannibalistic state, Rahll encounters a human pilot named Brenner who has gotten lost in his spaceship. As Rahll attempts to absorb Brenner's frequencies to restore his strength, Brenner fights back against the impending threat using his intellect and resources. The story unfolds with a psychological battle where both characters undergo transformations that question their identities and survival instincts. Ultimately, state of consciousness blurs as the boundaries between predator and prey dissolve, culminating in a chilling revelation of what it means to be driven by hunger within the vastness of space. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1962
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aSpace travelers -- Fiction
700 1 _aAdkins, Dan,
_d1937-2013
830 0 _aProduced from Amazing Stories October 1962.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72269
999 _c112994
_d112994