Project Gutenberg 2024-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 93 Westlake, Donald E. 1933 2008 Westlake, D. E. (Donald E.) Westlake, Donald Edwin Edmund Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay Meteor strike! $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1961. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Meteor Strike!" by Donald E. Westlake is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story primarily revolves around themes of space travel and human resilience, set against the backdrop of a future where commercial exploitation of the Moon has become a reality. The narrative follows the character Harvey Ricks as he embarks on a journey to the Moon, facing unexpected challenges that test his courage and skills in a life-or-death situation. The plot unfolds as a cargo bound for the Quartermaster Base (QB) is struck by a meteor, jeopardizing not only the cargo but also the lives of those aboard the Space Station. Harvey Ricks, a newly appointed engineer, finds himself thrust into a high-pressure crisis when he volunteers to assist Cargomaster Glenn Blair in the dangerous task of removing the meteor and salvaging the important cargo meant to maintain morale among Moon station personnel. As the situation escalates, Ricks confronts his bravado and insecurities, ultimately revealing his true character in a moment of crisis. The story explores themes of responsibility, teamwork, and the psychological toll of isolation in space, while delivering an action-packed narrative with unexpected twists and moments of self-reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240225154117westlake 1961 US Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Space stations -- Fiction Meteors -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 105326 2025-06-29T06:48:03.906181 text/html 80760 2024-05-10T16:43:14 text/html 533011 2025-06-29T06:48:06.977138 application/epub+zip 533120 2025-06-29T06:48:04.975166 application/epub+zip 180907 2025-06-29T06:48:04.331204 application/epub+zip 864794 2025-06-29T06:48:08.497168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857374 2025-06-29T06:48:06.545161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96451 2025-06-29T06:48:03.709135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76637 2024-05-10T16:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16913 2025-06-29T06:48:08.626114 application/rdf+xml 25526 2025-06-29T06:48:04.604176 image/jpeg 4245 2025-06-29T06:48:04.465234 image/jpeg 963809 2025-06-29T06:48:03.929182 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