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100 1 _aBentley, William E.
245 1 4 _aThe Honored Prophet
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 November 1954.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-05-10
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Honored Prophet" by William E. Bentley is a science fiction novel thought to be written in the mid-20th century. The story explores the consequences of prophetic warnings and the complex relationship between civilization and fate. The book delves into themes of survival and the impact of extraterrestrial beings on humanity. The narrative unfolds on a planet orbiting a black dwarf sun, where a ruler learns of a prophecy predicting the destruction of their world by an unknown weapon wielded by humans from a distant planet. In response, an assassin—a monstrous entity—launches a mission to eliminate Dr. Simon Cartwright, the supposed source of the threat. As the assassin wreaks havoc, Cartwright finds himself at the center of a mysterious and deadly encounter with the creature. The plot weaves a tense atmosphere filled with questions of predestination and the intrinsic nature of life and machines, leading to a startling revelation about responsibility and the prophecy's fulfillment. Ultimately, Cartwright is thrust into a battle for survival, while layers of fate and choice intertwine in this thought-provoking tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
700 1 _aFinlay, Virgil,
_d1914-1971
830 0 _aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction November 1954.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32316
999 _c73162
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