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100	1		_aPangborn, Edgar, _d1909-1976
245	1	0	_aWest of the sun
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2012
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2012-04-29
508			_aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Bruce Albrecht, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"West of the Sun" by Edgar Pangborn is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story unfolds in a future where humans explore a newly discovered planet called Lucifer, which is teeming with life but is also filled with unknown dangers. The narrative centers around six human characters, including anthropologist Dr. Christopher Wright, whose belief in the goodness of humanity is tested by their encounters with alien species on this strange new world. The opening of the novel introduces readers to the crew of the spaceship "Argo" as they prepare to land on the red-green planet, Lucifer, in the year 2056 A.D., although the inhabitants refer to it as "Year One." Each of the six characters is distinct: Paul Mason shares his wife with his friend, Dorothy Leeds, and faces his own emotional turmoil; Sears Oliphant, the gentle scientist, seeks to understand his alien counterparts; along with the others, they grapple with the challenges of survival in an unfamiliar environment. As their ship descends, the dynamics among the crew highlight their hopes, fears, and the philosophical dilemmas they face when encountering new forms of life, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of humanity's capacity for companionship and conflict amidst chaos and danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aScience fiction
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39572
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