Project Gutenberg 2016-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 64 Harmon, Jim 1933 2010 Harmon, James Judson Gaughan, Jack 1930 1985 Gaughan, John Brian Francis Gaughan Break a Leg Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Break a Leg" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction story written in the late 1950s. The book explores the life of Charlie Baxter, an Accident Prone individual aboard a spaceship, as he navigates the challenges of his unique condition in an alien setting. The narrative delves into themes of self-acceptance, the nature of accidents, and the complex dynamics of fear and confidence in the face of adversity. In the plot, Captain Jackson and his crew undertake a re-survey of the planet Moran III with the assistance of the Accident Prone, Charlie Baxter. Baxter’s journey proves tumultuous as he struggles with the burden of his reputation while trying to prove his worth within the crew. After a series of misadventures that put him in significant danger among the planet’s natives, it becomes clear that Baxter must confront his insecurities to survive. As he faces multiple crises, including a confrontation with the planet’s inhabitants and a near-fatal encounter with a geyser, he ultimately comes to terms with his identity as an Accident Prone. The story concludes with the ambiguous suggestion that while Baxter may have learned to adapt to his condition, his acceptance may also lead to unforeseen consequences, leaving readers to ponder the complexities of relying on fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 73267 73273 2024-09-21T12:03:39.920491 2023-09-22T09:05:52.794877 text/html text/html 69960 2016-02-28T12:06:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 337474 2016-02-28T12:06:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 373871 2024-09-21T12:03:42.061468 application/epub+zip 373755 2024-09-21T12:03:40.392505 application/epub+zip 86768 2024-09-21T12:03:40.171492 application/epub+zip 414630 2024-09-21T12:03:43.445471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406982 2024-09-21T12:03:41.800489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120548 2022-09-23T11:11:45.805247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65792 65697 2024-09-21T12:03:39.681501 2023-09-22T09:05:52.510881 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66010 2016-02-28T12:06:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25770 2016-02-28T12:06:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20361 2024-09-21T12:03:43.581463 application/rdf+xml 25757 2024-09-21T12:03:40.240485 image/jpeg 4247 2024-09-21T12:03:40.208477 image/jpeg 338824 2024-09-21T12:03:39.939486 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 en.wikipedia