Project Gutenberg 2020-01-26 Public domain in the USA. 134 Leiber, Fritz 1910 1992 Leiber, Fritz Reuter Mack The Snowbank Orbit Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Snowbank Orbit" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around a fleet of spaceships, led by the crew of "Prospero", who find themselves in the midst of an interstellar war against an enigmatic enemy while navigating the treacherous atmosphere of Uranus. The blend of military strategy and speculative science enables a gripping exploration of humanity's struggle in the face of overwhelming alien forces. The story follows the character Grunfeld and his crew as they execute desperate measures to survive after being pursued by enemy ships. As they approach Uranus, they confront not only the planet's hostile atmosphere but also the realization that the enemy they face might not be merely alien ships, but rather sentient beings that exist as part of the very fabric of space. With a mix of tension and philosophical reflection, the crew grapples with their fate, ultimately leading to a climactic and thought-provoking conclusion that leaves readers pondering the nature of life beyond Earth. The narrative deeply explores themes of fear, survival, and the broadening definition of life itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories War stories Space ships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 62099 2025-07-24T09:46:41.110603 text/html 38343 2024-10-17T15:59:18 text/html 504544 2025-07-24T09:46:43.111571 application/epub+zip 503371 2025-07-24T09:46:41.579628 application/epub+zip 89003 2025-07-24T09:46:41.289574 application/epub+zip 543223 2025-07-24T09:46:44.529599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535752 2025-07-24T09:46:42.862608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121803 2022-09-27T16:45:22.806250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54928 2025-07-24T09:46:40.907581 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35178 2024-10-17T15:59:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17388 2025-07-24T09:46:44.669537 application/rdf+xml 23381 2025-07-24T09:46:41.377603 image/jpeg 3999 2025-07-24T09:46:41.334562 image/jpeg 590991 2025-07-24T09:46:41.127590 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia