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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aPiper, H. Beam,
_d1904-1964
245 1 2 _aA Slave is a Slave
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction April 1962.
500 _aRelease date is 2007-03-03
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"A Slave is a Slave" by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story centers around the Galactic Empire's annexation of the planet Aditya, where the locals, who have lived under a system of slavery for centuries, suddenly find themselves confronted with the Empire’s principles of freedom and autonomy. The narrative explores themes of power, societal structure, and the complexities of transitioning from a deeply rooted slave society to one that may embrace freedom. The opening of the novel introduces several key characters, including Prince Jurgen Trevannion and Line-Commodore Vann Shatrak, who are involved in the military operation to take over Aditya. The tone reveals a tense atmosphere as they discuss the military strategies and the implications of their actions on the local population. Observations of the planet's governance highlight a bizarre social structure reliant on slavery, with the new Imperial forces contemplating how to impose their secular but ethical worldview on a populace that has never known freedom. Imperative debates among the characters set the stage for a larger conflict between ideals of liberty and the existing oppressive realities, as the narrative hints at both the administrative challenges and moral dilemmas ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction April 1962.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20726
999 _c61961
_d61961