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Title: Exploration Team
Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc.,1956.
Series Title: Colonial Survey
Note: Wikipedia page on this work: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_Team
Note: Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The narrative is set on the inhospitable planet Loren Two, where the protagonist, Huyghens, grapples with maintaining a secret colony consisting of mutated Kodiak bears and a trained eagle. The story delves into themes of survival, illegal colonization, and the tension between humans and robotic beings in an alien environment. The opening of "Exploration Team" introduces Huyghens as he manages his precarious existence on Loren Two, caught between his responsibilities and the dangers of sphexes—ferocious creatures indigenous to the planet. Alone in a makeshift research station, he records observations while facing the challenges of both the local fauna and the implications of his unauthorized settlement. The arrival of a spaceship signals potential trouble, as it might attract unwanted attention and jeopardize his illegal operation. Huyghens prepares for the unknown visitor, accompanied by his formidable bear allies, as he attempts to protect his colony and confront the dangers of the alien world around him. The relentless tension between the need for survival and the quest for autonomy sets the stage for the unfolding drama on this hostile planet. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Leinster, Murray, 1896-1975
Illustrator: Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990
EBook No.: 68730
Published: Aug 11, 2022
Downloads: 96
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Life on other planets -- Fiction
Subject: Space colonies -- Fiction
Subject: Bears -- Fiction
Subject: Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Predatory animals -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Exploration Team
Original Publication: United States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc.,1956.
Series Title: Colonial Survey
Note: Wikipedia page on this work: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_Team
Note: Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The narrative is set on the inhospitable planet Loren Two, where the protagonist, Huyghens, grapples with maintaining a secret colony consisting of mutated Kodiak bears and a trained eagle. The story delves into themes of survival, illegal colonization, and the tension between humans and robotic beings in an alien environment. The opening of "Exploration Team" introduces Huyghens as he manages his precarious existence on Loren Two, caught between his responsibilities and the dangers of sphexes—ferocious creatures indigenous to the planet. Alone in a makeshift research station, he records observations while facing the challenges of both the local fauna and the implications of his unauthorized settlement. The arrival of a spaceship signals potential trouble, as it might attract unwanted attention and jeopardize his illegal operation. Huyghens prepares for the unknown visitor, accompanied by his formidable bear allies, as he attempts to protect his colony and confront the dangers of the alien world around him. The relentless tension between the need for survival and the quest for autonomy sets the stage for the unfolding drama on this hostile planet. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Leinster, Murray, 1896-1975
Illustrator: Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990
EBook No.: 68730
Published: Aug 11, 2022
Downloads: 96
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Adventure stories
Subject: Life on other planets -- Fiction
Subject: Space colonies -- Fiction
Subject: Bears -- Fiction
Subject: Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
Subject: Predatory animals -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.