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Title: The Firing Line

Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated,1944.

Series Title: Venus Equilateral

Note: Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The Firing Line" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around themes of revenge, space piracy, and the interplay between technology and human ambition. It explores the life of Mark Kingman, a lawyer entangled with the criminal mastermind Allison Murdoch, who seeks vengeance against a space communication company, Venus Equilateral, after suffering a prior defeat. In the narrative, the ambitious Murdoch escapes imprisonment and approaches Kingman, proposing a plan to take control of Venus Equilateral through illegal means. As they concoct schemes that involve high-tech weaponry and economic manipulation, Murdoch's intentions lead to clashes with the station's personnel, primarily Don Channing, who is determined to thwart Murdoch’s malicious ambitions. The novel contrasts the intelligence of scientific innovation with the moral implications of using such power for personal vendettas. Ultimately, the climax involves a high-stakes confrontation where advanced technology plays a pivotal role, culminating in a dramatic showdown that raises questions about ethics in technological advancements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981

Illustrator: Orban, Paul, 1896-1974

EBook No.: 68001

Published: May 6, 2022

Downloads: 86

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Criminals -- Fiction

Subject: Space stations -- Fiction

Subject: Weapons -- Fiction

Subject: Space pirates -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:68001:2 2022-05-06T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Orban, Paul Smith, George O. (George Oliver) en 1
2024-12-23T04:40:30Z The Firing Line

This edition has images.

Title: The Firing Line

Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated,1944.

Series Title: Venus Equilateral

Note: Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The Firing Line" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around themes of revenge, space piracy, and the interplay between technology and human ambition. It explores the life of Mark Kingman, a lawyer entangled with the criminal mastermind Allison Murdoch, who seeks vengeance against a space communication company, Venus Equilateral, after suffering a prior defeat. In the narrative, the ambitious Murdoch escapes imprisonment and approaches Kingman, proposing a plan to take control of Venus Equilateral through illegal means. As they concoct schemes that involve high-tech weaponry and economic manipulation, Murdoch's intentions lead to clashes with the station's personnel, primarily Don Channing, who is determined to thwart Murdoch’s malicious ambitions. The novel contrasts the intelligence of scientific innovation with the moral implications of using such power for personal vendettas. Ultimately, the climax involves a high-stakes confrontation where advanced technology plays a pivotal role, culminating in a dramatic showdown that raises questions about ethics in technological advancements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981

Illustrator: Orban, Paul, 1896-1974

EBook No.: 68001

Published: May 6, 2022

Downloads: 86

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Criminals -- Fiction

Subject: Space stations -- Fiction

Subject: Weapons -- Fiction

Subject: Space pirates -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:68001:3 2022-05-06T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Orban, Paul Smith, George O. (George Oliver) en 1