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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aBudrys, Algis,
_d1931-2008
245 1 0 _aWall of Crystal, Eye of Night
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 Magazine December 1961
500 _aRelease date is 2016-04-10
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night" by Algis Budrys is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story is set in a future where advanced technologies such as a new video system called EmpaVid allow for the manipulation of emotions and perceptions. It delves into themes of ambition, competition, and the consequences of human desire within a high-stakes corporate environment. The narrative follows Rufus Sollenar, a powerful businessman who has gambled everything on the success of EmpaVid. As he faces off against his rival, Cortwright Burr, Sollenar's journey intertwines with a mysterious advisory figure named Mr. Ermine. After a series of violent confrontations and revelations about Burr's dealings with Martian engineers, Sollenar's ambitions unravel, leading to an exploration of identity, reality, and mortality. Ultimately, Sollenar’s quest for immortality culminates in a tragic and ironic twist, as Ermine, who embodies the very system that Sollenar sought to control, finds his own unexpected transformation. The novel weaves a complex narrative examining the intersections of technology, human aspiration, and the uncanny facets of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aRevenge -- Fiction
653 _aMars (Planet) -- Fiction
653 _aBusinessmen -- Fiction
700 1 _aFrancis, Dick
830 0 _aProduced from Galaxy Magazine December 1961
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51726
999 _c92560
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