Project Gutenberg 2022-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 109 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Orban, Paul 1896 1974 Nomad $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Incorporated,$c1944,copyright 1945. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomad_(novel) Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Nomad" by Wesley Long is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. It explores themes of space exploration, interplanetary conflicts, and the psychological intricacies of survival against the backdrop of a technologically advanced universe. The story primarily follows Guy Maynard, an aide in the Terran Space Patrol, who finds himself embroiled in a perilous situation involving Martians who seek secret information regarding a spaceship called the "Orionad". At the start of the narrative, Guy Maynard leaves the Bureau of Exploration Building at Sahara Base only to be immediately confronted by a Martian holding a weapon. Seized by Martians, he is taken aboard their ship, where they demand information about the clandestine mission of the "Orionad". Despite their threats, Maynard adheres to a code of silence, leading to a torturous predicament that tests his resolve. As he struggles with his predicament, the narrative shifts focus to Ben Williamson, who sets out on a rescue mission, ultimately revealing the lengths the Terran Space Patrol will go to save him. The opening portion lays a foundation for a story filled with tension, moral dilemmas, and the complexities of interspecies interactions in a vast and often hostile universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220305080746long 1944 US Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 518653 2025-06-27T06:33:21.089214 text/html 502284 2024-10-18T22:34:56 text/html 2088873 2025-06-27T06:33:27.443206 application/epub+zip 2095467 2025-06-27T06:33:22.113216 application/epub+zip 259519 2025-06-27T06:33:21.510241 application/epub+zip 2166771 2025-06-27T06:33:31.318156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2151391 2025-06-27T06:33:26.904225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395080 2022-09-30T18:41:23.787713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497598 2025-06-27T06:33:19.684236 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 477749 2024-10-18T22:34:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17028 2025-06-27T06:33:31.453165 application/rdf+xml 29950 2025-06-27T06:33:21.645201 image/jpeg 4814 2025-06-27T06:33:21.576207 image/jpeg 2014149 2025-06-27T06:33:21.182205 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