Project Gutenberg 2010-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 63 Savage, Arthur Dekker Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Fly By Night Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Fly By Night" by Arthur Dekker Savage is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story presents an intriguing exploration of human relationships set against the backdrop of space exploration during a time when the concept of space travel was rapidly evolving. At its core, the book delves into themes of love, fear, and the consequences of technological advancement, all while capturing the essence of human emotion in extraordinary circumstances. The narrative follows two protagonists, Ken and Carol, who are thrust together as they embark on humanity's first mission to circle the moon in a military spacecraft. Initially bound by the expectations of their roles as idealized young heroes, they grapple with the realities hiding beneath their mission's veneer. As they navigate the vastness of space, they uncover a deeper connection that transcends their initial premise—brought forth by their shared ordeal and the gravity of their situation amid unsettling revelations about their world's past. In a shocking twist, they discover that an impending war has altered the Earth and transformed their destructive context into a quest for survival in a drastically changed future. The novel paints a vivid picture of isolation, resilience, and the search for hope amidst despair as they learn to reconcile their identities and responsibilities in a world forever altered by time and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32734/32734-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Space flight -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 59171 59180 2024-09-14T04:23:48.815871 2023-09-14T09:19:22.562830 text/html text/html 55844 2021-01-06T17:37:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 138979 2021-01-06T17:37:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 146061 2024-09-14T04:23:50.882830 application/epub+zip 145099 2024-09-14T04:23:49.314801 application/epub+zip 79614 2024-09-14T04:23:49.055823 application/epub+zip 181574 2024-09-14T04:23:52.330825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174008 2024-09-14T04:23:50.625793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108794 2022-09-15T06:04:14.635269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51011 50915 2024-09-14T04:23:48.663862 2023-09-14T09:19:22.421822 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 50888 2021-01-06T17:37:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20756 2021-01-06T17:37:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19598 2024-09-14T04:23:52.469868 application/rdf+xml 26451 2024-09-14T04:23:49.120902 image/jpeg 4509 2024-09-14T04:23:49.087888 image/jpeg 139157 2024-09-14T04:23:48.827807 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