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_aLinebarger, Paul Myron Anthony, _d1913-1966 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aWar No. 81-Q |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aThe Instrumentality of Mankind | |
| 500 | _a"[T]his story was later rewritten; this is the original." | ||
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2024-07-22 | ||
| 508 | _aAlex White & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net | ||
| 520 | _a"War No. 81-Q" by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, published under the pseudonym Cordwainer Smith, is a science fiction short story that first appeared in a high school publication in the late 1920s. Set in a futuristic world of 2127 A.D., the story explores the absurdity and mechanics of warfare in a future dominated by technology and strategic control, particularly focusing on aerial combat using remotely piloted ships. The narrative centers on a war between the United American Nations and the Mongolian Alliance, specifically over the Radiant Heat Monopoly. As the two sides prepare for a highly regulated and peculiar war with strict rules governing combatants, spectators eagerly anticipate the spectacle. The young pilot, Jack Bearden, unexpectedly finds himself in command of multiple ships during this unusual aerial battle. His initially overwhelming task leads to a series of chaotic and accidental maneuvers that ultimately result in the destruction of the enemy's ships. The outcome declares Bearden victorious and heralds him as a hero, spotlighting themes of chance, the folly of war, and the blurring of human presence in combat. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cNew York City: Ballantine Books, 1928 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aWar stories | ||
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