Project Gutenberg 2010-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 76 Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne) 1918 1997 Fyfe, Horace Bowne Fyfe, H.B. Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Fee of the Frontier Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Fee of the Frontier" by H. B. Fyfe is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. Set in the Martian colonies, the story explores themes of exploration and human ambition in the face of harsh extraterrestrial conditions. The narrative captures the lives of spacefarers who are navigating both physical dangers and personal challenges while striving to expand human presence beyond Earth. The protagonist, Tony Lewis, reminisces about the Martian landscape and his past experiences as a spacer. He becomes intertwined in the adventure of a crew preparing for a pivotal space mission, dealing with the complexities of relationships amid the backdrop of the Martian frontier. As Tony assists the crew, particularly young pilot Hugh Konnel, tensions arise over love, ambition, and the price of progress. The story unfolds within the confines of a Martian dome, featuring colorful characters like the steward Ron Meadows and entertainer Lilac Malone. With themes of sacrifice and the unending quest for exploration, the narrative reflects on the inherent risks that accompany pioneering efforts in space, suggesting that progress often comes at a significant cost. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 58742 58751 2024-09-13T07:33:28.741963 2023-09-13T12:15:34.420834 text/html text/html 55247 2010-01-09T04:50:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 89849 2010-01-09T04:50:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129932 2024-09-13T07:33:31.836910 application/epub+zip 128959 2024-09-13T07:33:29.858958 application/epub+zip 57914 2024-09-13T07:33:29.141941 application/epub+zip 200588 2024-09-13T07:33:33.406952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193563 2024-09-13T07:33:31.392936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122936 2022-09-14T09:01:28.106336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52070 51967 2024-09-13T07:33:28.509972 2023-09-13T12:15:34.210833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 51906 2010-01-09T04:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20564 2010-01-09T04:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20388 2024-09-13T07:33:33.537953 application/rdf+xml 10471 2024-09-13T07:33:29.482968 image/jpeg 3001 2024-09-13T07:33:29.310960 image/jpeg 126863 2024-09-13T07:33:28.754955 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 en.wikipedia