Project Gutenberg 2012-10-09 Public domain in the USA. 78 Savage, Arthur Dekker The Butterfly Kiss Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Butterfly Kiss" by Arthur Dekker Savage is a science fiction novel written during the early to mid-20th century. The narrative delves into the themes of loyalty, identity, and the intricacies of interstellar politics as it follows the characters navigating a universe on the brink of war. The book explores the potential consequences and moral dilemmas arising from technological advancements and human capabilities. The story revolves around Sykin Supcel, a uniquely gifted individual, and his connections with Dr. Horace Wilton, Chief Military Psychologist of the Solar Navy, and Arna, a highly intelligent mathematical prodigy. When Sy is kidnapped by the Sur-Malic, a hostile alien race, Dr. Wilton is roped into the governmental investigation surrounding the abduction. Unbeknownst to his captors, Sy employs his cunning to manipulate the situation in his favor while secretly working with Arna to sabotage the Sur-Malic's military plans. The narrative balances tense action sequences with emotional undertones as Sy and Arna's personal relationship evolves amidst the chaotic backdrop of war, leading to a dramatic climax where their collaboration could either save or doom their worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40991/40991-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories War stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 69863 69872 2024-09-17T09:12:06.661679 2023-09-18T04:25:29.393183 text/html text/html 66660 2012-10-09T05:41:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 360532 2012-10-09T05:41:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 384597 2024-09-17T09:12:08.806702 application/epub+zip 383671 2024-09-17T09:12:07.183692 application/epub+zip 82300 2024-09-17T09:12:06.911665 application/epub+zip 424722 2024-09-17T09:12:10.266671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416931 2024-09-17T09:12:08.542712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116147 2022-09-18T17:54:46.594487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61572 61477 2024-09-17T09:12:06.492670 2023-09-18T04:25:29.244177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 61332 2012-10-09T05:41:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25479 2012-10-09T05:41:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18628 2024-09-17T09:12:10.398653 application/rdf+xml 23556 2024-09-17T09:12:06.981681 image/jpeg 4386 2024-09-17T09:12:06.945679 image/jpeg 361740 2024-09-17T09:12:06.679666 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