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100 1 _aWilliamson, Jack,
_d1908-2006
245 1 4 _aThe Masked World
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of Tomorrow October 1963
500 _aRelease date is 2016-09-13
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Masked World" by Jack Williamson is a science fiction novel that was likely written in the early 1960s. The story delves into humanity's encounters with alien worlds and, specifically, the harrowing challenges posed by an unknown, deadly planet that conceals its true nature behind a facade of monstrous plant life. The primary focus of the novel revolves around genetic exploration and the danger of misunderstanding alien biology. In this gripping tale, a team of astronauts embarks on a mission to unravel the fate of six previous expeditions that mysteriously vanished on a sinister planet. Led by Lance Llandark, who harbors deep personal grief over the loss of his wife, the crew discovers a grotesque plant guarding her remains, a revelation that leads them to uncover a coded message hidden within the plant's bizarre genetic structure. As they decode this message, they learn of the relentless and deceptive nature of the planet's life forms, warning them to escape before it's too late. The narrative is tense and suspenseful, highlighting themes of loss, survival, and the perilous curiosity that drives humanity to explore the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
700 1 _aFinlay, Virgil,
_d1914-1971
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of Tomorrow October 1963
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53045
999 _c93879
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