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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aYoung, Robert F.,
_d1915-1986
245 1 0 _aBoarding party
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 September 1963.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-04
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Boarding Party" by Robert F. Young is a science fiction tale written in the early 1960s. Set in an interstellar context, the narrative explores the adventures of a greenship pilot who inadvertently disrupts an out-of-bounds alien world during a critical mission. The story is likely to engage readers interested in themes of exploration, cultural interaction, and the unintended consequences of technological advancement. The plot centers around the captain of the greenship "Uxurient" who is striving to save his precious shipment of yumquat trees by locating a suitable mineral-rich soil. His mission takes an unexpected turn when a tiny boy steals valuable items from his ship, including a pet bird and a toy. In pursuit of the thief, the captain finds himself in an unusual and dangerous situation, leading to complications that test his ingenuity and resolve. Ultimately, the tale reflects on the nature of cultural exchanges, demonstrating both the lightheartedness of misadventures and the deeper implications of interstellar interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1963
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aExtraterrestrial beings -- Fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aSpace travelers -- Fiction
700 1 _aFinlay, Virgil,
_d1914-1971
830 0 _aProduced from Amazing Stories September 1963.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72310
999 _c113035
_d113035