Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2008-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 1042 Del Rey, Lester 1915 1993 Rey, Lester del Knapp, Leonard Victory Produced from Astounding Science Fiction, August, 1955. Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Victory" by Lester Del Rey is a science fiction novel framed within the context of future interstellar warfare, likely penned in the mid-20th century, around the 1950s. The story explores themes of bravery, loyalty, and the political complexities of intergalactic relations, highlighting a post-apocalyptic vision of Earth and the consequences of cowardice in times of war. The protagonist, Captain Duke O'Neill, grapples with the realities of a world that abandoned him and his fellow soldiers during a desperate fight against alien enemies. The narrative revolves around Captain Duke O'Neill's return to Meloa after years of warfare against the Throm alien race. As he navigates a devastated and changing world, he is confronted with the stark realities of survival and betrayal, both from Earth and within the ranks of humanity. The story takes a deeper look at the psychological and moral struggles faced by soldiers returning to a planet that has become complacent in its neutrality. As political tensions rise and new threats emerge, O'Neill is faced with choices that challenge his understanding of duty and identity. Ultimately, he must confront not only the past but also how he fits into a future embroiled in deeper conflicts that blur the lines between friend and foe. The book intricately weaves O'Neill's personal journey with the larger implications of interstellar diplomacy and war, culminating in a thought-provoking conclusion about the nature of victory itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction War stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 130853 2025-06-10T06:39:09.299929 text/html 128641 2008-01-07T09:16:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 319525 2008-01-07T09:16:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 473134 2025-06-10T06:39:14.161003 application/epub+zip 473775 2025-06-10T06:39:11.250938 application/epub+zip 111920 2025-06-10T06:39:09.962914 application/epub+zip 563879 2025-06-10T06:39:16.376912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552978 2025-06-10T06:39:13.461885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175233 2022-08-11T07:27:23.287408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121706 2025-06-10T06:39:08.861976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121639 2008-01-07T09:16:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47259 2008-01-07T09:16:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 121631 2008-01-07T09:16:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47242 2008-01-07T09:16:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21562 2025-06-10T06:39:16.513865 application/rdf+xml 10425 2025-06-10T06:39:10.508899 image/jpeg 2783 2025-06-10T06:39:10.222903 image/jpeg 384217 2025-06-10T06:39:09.327946 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia More titles under McCann, Edson