Project Gutenberg 2023-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 118 Young, Robert F. 1915 1986 Young, Robert Franklin Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay Boarding party $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1963. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Boarding Party" by Robert F. Young is a science fiction tale written in the early 1960s. Set in an interstellar context, the narrative explores the adventures of a greenship pilot who inadvertently disrupts an out-of-bounds alien world during a critical mission. The story is likely to engage readers interested in themes of exploration, cultural interaction, and the unintended consequences of technological advancement. The plot centers around the captain of the greenship "Uxurient" who is striving to save his precious shipment of yumquat trees by locating a suitable mineral-rich soil. His mission takes an unexpected turn when a tiny boy steals valuable items from his ship, including a pet bird and a toy. In pursuit of the thief, the captain finds himself in an unusual and dangerous situation, leading to complications that test his ingenuity and resolve. Ultimately, the tale reflects on the nature of cultural exchanges, demonstrating both the lightheartedness of misadventures and the deeper implications of interstellar interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231125095621young 1963 US Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Space travelers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 45950 2025-07-28T13:54:36.929712 text/html 21313 2023-12-04T13:31:16 text/html 411070 2025-07-28T13:54:40.472715 application/epub+zip 409849 2025-07-28T13:54:38.563719 application/epub+zip 338595 2025-07-28T13:54:37.620691 application/epub+zip 1382924 2025-07-28T13:54:41.785701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1375614 2025-07-28T13:54:39.808732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39081 2025-07-28T13:54:36.799741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19282 2023-12-04T13:31:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17195 2025-07-28T13:54:41.921722 application/rdf+xml 22425 2025-07-28T13:54:38.047697 image/jpeg 3705 2025-07-28T13:54:37.835689 image/jpeg 2453120 2025-07-28T13:54:36.957725 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 en.wikipedia