Project Gutenberg 2021-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 114 De Courcy, John Courcy, John de De Courcy, Dorothy Courcy, Dorothy de McWilliams, Al 1916 1993 McWilliams, Alden Spurr McWilliams, A. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1949 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by John De Courcy and Dorothy De Courcy is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. At its core, the book explores themes of regret, moral dilemmas, and the human condition against a backdrop of a gritty space setting. It juxtaposes elements of crime and survival, following the consequences of a violent encounter in a rough interstellar bar. The story revolves around Captain Brace, a rough-and-tumble space pirate, who inadvertently kills a young man's sister after a violent confrontation. He quickly realizes he cannot let the witness, the sister, go free without jeopardizing his life and his crew. As he grapples with the moral implications of his actions, he feels an unexpected connection with the girl. This tension leads him to a crucial decision about her fate. Ultimately, Brace's internal struggle reflects his past traumas, as he remembers a lost love, creating a poignant contrast between his hardened exterior and the flickers of humanity that emerge throughout the tale. As the plot unfolds, it delves into Brace’s attempts to reconcile his violent life with his growing empathy for the girl as they both face the encroaching darkness of their predicament. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 76248 2025-06-25T12:04:54.413747 text/html 52839 2024-10-18T11:29:57 text/html 371295 2025-06-25T12:04:56.609730 application/epub+zip 370065 2025-06-25T12:04:54.935700 application/epub+zip 86276 2025-06-25T12:04:54.628809 application/epub+zip 412311 2025-06-25T12:04:57.921679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404601 2025-06-25T12:04:56.380698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121053 2022-09-29T06:26:50.165832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69244 2025-06-25T12:04:54.268763 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49355 2024-10-18T11:29:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17277 2025-06-25T12:04:58.053693 application/rdf+xml 35421 2025-06-25T12:04:54.768766 image/jpeg 5858 2025-06-25T12:04:54.698682 image/jpeg 1030662 2025-06-25T12:04:54.434757 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