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_aWalton, Bryce, _d1918-1988 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aBy Earthlight |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced Science Fiction Stories 1953. | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2010-10-06 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"By Earthlight" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The story revolves around Hal Barlow, an individual tasked with a one-way mission to the moon under the guise of being the first man in space. This narrative reflects themes of existentialism, identity, and the human psyche in a world nearing catastrophe due to the threat of atomic warfare. The plot follows Barlow as he grapples with his fear of isolation and the weight of his impending sacrifice for the Brotherhood, a philosophical organization intending to provoke a peaceful revolution in the face of impending global conflict. As Barlow experiences the intense mental and physical pressures of his journey, he is encased in a heavy space suit and confronted with the vast emptiness of the lunar landscape. His mission becomes a desperate struggle for meaning and connection, leading him to reconsider the values of his past and the nature of humanity. The climax reveals the Brotherhood's hidden agenda and Barlow's ultimate realization of unity among humanity, as he longs for a connection while confronting the loneliness of death in an alien world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aSpace flight to the moon -- Fiction | ||
| 830 | 0 | _aProduced Science Fiction Stories 1953. | |
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