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100 1 _aSheckley, Robert,
_d1928-2005
245 1 0 _aWarrior Race
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952.
500 _aRelease date is 2009-07-30
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Warrior Race" by Robert Sheckley is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of cultural misunderstanding and the absurdity of war through the lens of two human characters, Fannia and Donnaught, who find themselves stranded on an alien planet inhabited by a unique civilization known for their warrior ethos. The story delves into the consequences of differing social structures and the extremes to which societies might go in the name of honor and combat. In "Warrior Race," Fannia and Donnaught's space journey leads them to the planet Cascella, where they discover that the native inhabitants consider suicide as a form of warfare. Seeking fuel to continue their journey, the duo inadvertently provokes the socially ingrained battle instinct of the Cascellans, who pride themselves on their warrior spirit. Through a series of darkly comedic encounters, including a misguided attempt at negotiation, the alien beliefs about honor and glory come to a head, culminating in a brutal display of self-sacrifice that challenges the very nature of conflict. Ultimately, Fannia and Donnaught devise a plan to escape by manipulating the chief's warrior pride, demonstrating how cultural perceptions can drastically affect interactions between diverse species. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
830 0 _aProduced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29548
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