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100 1 _aLudwig, Edward W.,
_d1920-1990
245 1 2 _aA Coffin for Jacob
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1956
500 _aRelease date is 2016-02-14
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"A Coffin for Jacob" by Edward W. Ludwig is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story delves into themes of guilt, identity, and the quest for freedom amid the backdrop of interplanetary travel and renegade spacemen. Set in a future where humanity has ventured into space, it explores the complexities of character relationships intertwined with high-stakes adventure. The plot centers around Ben Curtis, a young astrogation officer who inadvertently kills a man named Cobb in a bar fight and subsequently flees to Venus to escape the law. Haunted by the memory of his crime and the dead man's face, Ben searches for a rumored group of renegade spacemen led by a mysterious figure named Jacob, who he believes may offer him a way to escape his past. On Venus, he encounters Maggie, Jacob's wife, who helps him recover from his injuries and reveals the intricacies of their underground operations. As Ben grapples with his loyalties, he faces a crucial decision: continue living as a fugitive or take up the mantle of a spaceman, becoming part of a sisterhood of misfits in the vastness of space. Ultimately, the story highlights themes of redemption and the pursuit of dreams against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aFugitives from justice -- Fiction
653 _aVenus (Planet) -- Fiction
653 _aSpace travelers -- Fiction
700 1 _aEmshwiller, Ed,
_d1925-1990
830 0 _aProduced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1956
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51203
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