Project Gutenberg 2010-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 141 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Thin Edge Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Thin Edge" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1960s. The book is set in a futuristic society where the colonization of space has reached the asteroid belt and revolves around themes of socioeconomic disparity and technological innovation. It addresses the conflict between Earth society and the people of the Belt Cities, exploring various societal norms and the value of technology depending on its application within different cultures. The narrative follows Commodore Sir Harry Morgan, a man from the Belt, who arrives on Earth to uncover the mystery surrounding the death of his friend and fellow commodore, Jack Latrobe. Jack's demise appears suspicious, and as Harry navigates through a bureaucratic and oppressive Earth society, he encounters various obstacles, including a confrontation with a hotel manager and a political representative. Throughout the story, Harry demonstrates his resourcefulness and determination, eventually creating an intricate plan to deal with the forces who conspire against him. The plot thickens as he discovers that a powerful corporation is involved in Jack's murder and its design to exploit advanced technology for nefarious purposes, leading to a compelling exploration of loyalty, justice, and the ethical implications of technological advancements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 85282 85277 2024-10-13T07:55:43.414425 2023-09-13T12:08:55.564957 text/html text/html 82292 2010-01-06T07:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 187680 2010-01-06T07:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 266417 2024-10-13T07:55:47.882419 application/epub+zip 265295 2024-10-13T07:55:45.256418 application/epub+zip 90974 2024-10-13T07:55:44.088426 application/epub+zip 335629 2024-10-13T07:55:49.869490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326095 2024-10-13T07:55:47.179432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126586 2022-09-14T08:52:02.916782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76838 76735 2024-10-13T07:55:42.816437 2023-09-13T12:08:55.293971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 76774 2010-01-06T07:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29660 2010-01-06T07:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 76765 2010-01-06T07:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29643 2010-01-06T07:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22858 2024-10-13T07:55:50.003390 application/rdf+xml 9401 2024-10-13T07:55:44.625416 image/jpeg 2700 2024-10-13T07:55:44.355417 image/jpeg 248312 2024-10-13T07:55:43.431434 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia en.wikipedia