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_aRobinson, Frank M., _d1926-2014 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aDecision |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2009 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Space Science Fiction September 1953. | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2009-08-12 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"Decision" by Frank M. Robinson is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The book explores the themes of duty, hatred, and moral decision-making in a military context as the crew of a U.S. naval vessel encounters an unknown and potentially hostile alien spaceship hovering over a rival battleship. The tension between personal beliefs and official responsibilities unfolds against a backdrop of interstellar conflict and military rivalry. In the story, the Captain of the U.S.S. Oahu grapples with a critical decision when an alien vessel appears above the Josef Dzugashvili, a significant aircraft carrier from the Asiatic Combine. As the situation escalates and the Josef is attacked, the Captain must weigh his long-standing hatred for the Combine against the instinct to assist fellow humans facing destruction. With a chance to engage with the alien aggressors, the narrative explores the complexities of warfare, loyalty, and the evolving morality of humanity in the face of external threats. The Captain ultimately decides to render aid to the endangered ship, signifying a shift in perspective that challenges his ingrained animosities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 700 | 1 | _aSmith, H. R. | |
| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Space Science Fiction September 1953. | |
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