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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aMarlowe, Stephen,
_d1928-2008
245 1 0 _aPrison of a Billion Years
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 Imagination April 1956.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-04-27
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Prison of a Billion Years" by C. H. Thames is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the intriguing concept of a time prison set in the archaeozoic era, where the protagonist, Adam Slade, sees no hope of escape from the bleak reality of his situation. Facing imminent execution, he takes a desperate gamble to free himself, only to learn that the harsh, primordial world outside offers its own set of dangers. The plot unfolds as Adam Slade escapes from his time prison with Marcia Lawrence, a reporter who had come to interview him prior to his execution. The two navigate a desolate landscape dominated by molten rock and primordial seas, struggling to evade capture amidst brutal storms. As they attempt to double back to the prison and access a time machine, Slade’s intentions become increasingly ambiguous, leading to tension and conflict between the two. Ultimately, a violent storm takes Slade down into the sea, leading Marcia to realize in a shocking twist that he may unwittingly become the catalyst for the emergence of life on Earth. The narrative explores themes of desperation, survival, and the interconnectedness of time and existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aTime travel -- Fiction
653 _aPrisoners -- Fiction
700 1 _aMcCauley, Harold W.
_q(Harold William),
_d1913-1977
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination April 1956.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32150
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