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100 1 _aMcKimmey, James,
_d1923-2011
245 1 1 _a'Mid Pleasures and Palaces
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from If: Worlds of Science Fiction March 1954.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-03-19
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"'Mid Pleasures and Palaces" by James McKimmey is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of isolation, survival, and the impact of time as it follows the story of a man, William Kirk, who encounters Harry Loren, a fellow astronaut who has been stranded on a remote planet for nearly two decades. This narrative delves into the psychological effects of prolonged isolation and the nature of human connection in the face of daunting circumstances. The story begins with Kirk's mission to find Loren, who has been lost after a crash landing. When Kirk finally encounters Loren, he is shocked to find that Loren has formed a bond with a strange alien creature named Eddie. The narrative captures the tension between the desperate hope of returning home and the haunting memories of what has been lost over the years. As Kirk interacts with Loren, he realizes the emotional toll isolation has taken on him, leading to a complex mix of trust and deception. Ultimately, Loren faces the difficult reality of moving on from the past and returning home, raising poignant questions about memory, grief, and the passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
700 1 _aParsons, Philip B.
830 0 _aProduced from If: Worlds of Science Fiction March 1954.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31703
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