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Title: Task to Luna
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories January 1951
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Task to Luna" by Alfred Coppel is a science fiction novella published in the early 1950s. The story revolves around a tense confrontation between an American and a Russian astronaut on the Moon, exploring themes of nationalism, competition, and the absurdities of conflict in the face of a larger unknown. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the novella captures the intense atmosphere of the space race that characterized this period. In the narrative, two astronauts, Randick and a nameless Russian pilot, arrive on the Moon with the intention of establishing their respective countries' dominance in space. As Randick navigates the harsh lunar landscape, he confronts the Russian and ultimately finds himself in a comedic yet poignant situation where their guns are drawn against each other, but their fates change dramatically as they witness an impending invasion from an unknown force. In a moment of shared humanity, they break into laughter despite the grave circumstances, symbolizing a fleeting connection amidst the absurdity of their rivalry before the arrival of yet another potential threat from space. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Coppel, Alfred, 1921-2004
Illustrator: Mayan, Earl, 1916-2009
EBook No.: 63949
Published: Dec 3, 2020
Downloads: 98
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Space flight to the moon -- Fiction
Subject: Cold War -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Task to Luna
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories January 1951
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Task to Luna" by Alfred Coppel is a science fiction novella published in the early 1950s. The story revolves around a tense confrontation between an American and a Russian astronaut on the Moon, exploring themes of nationalism, competition, and the absurdities of conflict in the face of a larger unknown. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the novella captures the intense atmosphere of the space race that characterized this period. In the narrative, two astronauts, Randick and a nameless Russian pilot, arrive on the Moon with the intention of establishing their respective countries' dominance in space. As Randick navigates the harsh lunar landscape, he confronts the Russian and ultimately finds himself in a comedic yet poignant situation where their guns are drawn against each other, but their fates change dramatically as they witness an impending invasion from an unknown force. In a moment of shared humanity, they break into laughter despite the grave circumstances, symbolizing a fleeting connection amidst the absurdity of their rivalry before the arrival of yet another potential threat from space. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Coppel, Alfred, 1921-2004
Illustrator: Mayan, Earl, 1916-2009
EBook No.: 63949
Published: Dec 3, 2020
Downloads: 98
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Space flight to the moon -- Fiction
Subject: Cold War -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.