Project Gutenberg 2010-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 315 Anderson, Poul 1926 2001 Anderson, Poul William Craig, A. A. Craig, A.A. Karageorge, Michael Sanders, Winston P. Saunders, Winston P. Summers, Leo 1925 1985 Summers, L.R. Summers, L. R. Summers, Leo Ramon Industrial Revolution Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Industrial Revolution" by Poul Anderson is a science fiction novel that was likely written in the early 1960s, reflecting themes of colonialism and industrialization in a futuristic setting. The book narrates the story of the asteroid belt and its inhabitants, hinting at the rise of asteroid nationalism as they grapple with their identity separate from Earth. It delves into the complexities and challenges faced by characters who are trying to establish their own society amidst the remnants of Earth's political influence. The story follows Michael Blades and his partner, Jimmy Chung, who are busy developing an asteroid station named Sword Enterprises. As they strive for autonomy from Earth, they face various challenges, including the arrival of a North American battleship, the "NASS Altair", and the tension surrounding a mysterious missile release that threatens their survival. Amidst political intrigue and the looming threat of sabotage, Blades finds himself in a struggle not only to save their fledgling enterprise but also to redefine what it means to be an independent colony. The narrative weaves personal relationships, such as Blades' complex rapport with Lieutenant Ellen Ziska, into the broader picture of technological ambition and the fight for identity in space. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30971/30971-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 127381 127391 2024-09-13T07:50:04.347858 2023-09-13T12:30:36.753981 text/html text/html 124837 2011-01-29T09:45:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 371794 2011-01-29T09:46:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 392998 2024-09-13T07:50:06.928819 application/epub+zip 394269 2024-09-13T07:50:04.746819 application/epub+zip 118243 2024-09-13T07:50:04.529811 application/epub+zip 450131 2024-09-13T07:50:08.826790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441132 2024-09-13T07:50:06.713809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166112 2022-09-14T09:23:47.838328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118588 118485 2024-09-13T07:50:04.084833 2023-09-13T12:30:36.509946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 118415 2011-01-29T09:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48025 2011-01-29T09:46:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19262 2024-09-13T07:50:08.960804 application/rdf+xml 26286 2024-09-13T07:50:04.598850 image/jpeg 4085 2024-09-13T07:50:04.564811 image/jpeg 378642 2024-09-13T07:50:04.375864 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