Project Gutenberg 2010-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 66 Shaara, Michael 1928 1988 Conquest Over Time Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Conquest Over Time" by Michael Shaara is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of space exploration and human interaction with alien civilizations, focusing on the character Pat Travis, a contact man who ventures to Diomed III, an Open Planet inhabited by a humanoid race that operates on deeply ingrained astrological beliefs. The book explores themes of luck, fate, and the complexities of cultural exchanges in interstellar settings. The plot centers on Pat Travis, who arrives on Diomed III only to discover that he has landed on a disastrous day according to the natives' astrological calendar. This misfortune complicates his attempts to secure a trade contract for his company. As Travis navigates this strange new world, he encounters Navel and Lappy, two members of a gang from the sewers, who offer their help. With their brilliant minds and troubled pasts, they aid Travis in devising a plan to exploit the inhabitants' astrological obsession to his advantage. Ultimately, the narrative interweaves personal growth, the clash between belief systems, and the exploration of success beyond luck as Travis seeks to turn a dire situation into opportunity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 93870 93879 2024-09-13T11:17:24.730299 2023-09-14T05:35:59.508462 text/html text/html 91041 2021-01-06T07:40:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 35673 2021-01-06T07:40:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 84972 2024-09-13T11:17:28.418285 application/epub+zip 84045 2024-09-13T11:17:26.182317 application/epub+zip 84045 2024-09-13T11:17:25.207295 application/epub+zip 198814 2024-09-13T11:17:30.183297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191284 2024-09-13T11:17:27.916265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191411 2022-09-14T14:10:45.801143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87029 86925 2024-09-13T11:17:24.472300 2023-09-14T05:35:59.279472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 86906 2021-01-06T07:40:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34389 2021-01-06T07:40:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17952 2024-09-13T11:17:30.306299 application/rdf+xml 14359 2024-09-13T11:17:25.754294 image/jpeg 3687 2024-09-13T11:17:25.579314 image/jpeg 86860 2024-09-13T11:17:24.740310 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