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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aSmith, Evelyn E.,
_d1922-2000
245 1 4 _aThe Man Outside
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1957
500 _aRelease date is 2016-03-01
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Man Outside" by Evelyn E. Smith is a science fiction novel that was likely written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Martin, an orphan whose life drastically changes when a woman from the future named Ninian comes to care for him. The novel explores themes of familial responsibilities and the impacts of time travel on life and existence. The narrative follows young Martin, raised in a dysfunctional environment, as he navigates his new life with Ninian and an assortment of his future relatives. As he matures, he learns about the complex motivations of his relatives, who have traveled back in time to protect him from his cousin Conrad, who plans to eliminate him to reshape society. Martin grows increasingly disillusioned with his descendants’ idyllic world, which hides a darker reality where they exploit others. As he grapples with the significance of his existence amidst their interference, he ultimately confronts the implications of a life dictated by the decisions of others, leading to poignant reflections on free will and the cyclical nature of human behavior. The book culminates in a thought-provoking exploration of purpose and existence as Martin faces his mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aTime travel -- Fiction
700 1 _aDillon, Diane,
_d1933-
700 1 _aDillon, Leo,
_d1933-2012
830 0 _aProduced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1957
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51337
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