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100 1 _aKornbluth, C. M.
_q(Cyril M.),
_d1923-1958
245 1 0 _aCrisis!
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Science Fiction Quarterly Spring 1942.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-03-16
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Crisis!" by Cecil Corwin is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The book delves into interplanetary politics and the complexities of diplomacy amid the looming threat of war between Earth and Venus, sparked by a misunderstanding and political blunders. The story follows the inept Diplomatic Bureau of Earth as it navigates an escalating conflict with Venus, after an ambassador is publicly humiliated. Main characters Code Clerk Weems and Dr. Helen Carewe strive to prevent an all-out war through diplomacy, while dealing with incompetent superiors and the machinations of Martian and Venusian politics. Facing sabotage and a rising tide of public sentiment against Earth, Weems embarks on a mission to Venus, only to be met with hostility following an ill-timed declaration from Earth. The plot thickens as both planets prepare for conflict, leading to intriguing alliances and last-minute maneuvers that bring about a resolution without bloodshed, highlighting the absurdities and dangers of bureaucratic warfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: Columbia Publications Inc., 1942
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aDiplomacy -- Fiction
700 1 _aBok, Hannes,
_d1914-1964
830 0 _aProduced from Science Fiction Quarterly Spring 1942.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73178
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