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A good fit for
- Fans of short science fiction who want to finish a complete story in one sitting
- English learners looking for English reading material of moderate length with clear language
- Book club members seeking a text that can spark discussion about institutions and risk
- Readers interested in the development of early science fiction as a genre
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking a long epic worldview; this piece is limited in length
- Readers who prefer contemporary fast-paced science fiction; the narrative pace here is relatively unhurried
- Beginners not yet proficient in English reading; the original text still poses difficulty
Reading tips
- Read it in one complete sitting to maintain a coherent grasp of the suspense and setup
- While reading, note how different characters use the word "security" with different meanings
- After reading, write down your views on risk and control as a discussion outline for a book club
- If you are interested in the author, look for his other public-domain short works for comparison
About the publisher
Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.
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About the author
Poul Anderson (1926–2001) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy whose career spanned the second half of the twentieth century and who produced a substantial body of work. Fourteen of his works are held here, including The Chapter Ends, The Valor of Cappen Varra, The Golden Slave, The Sensitive Man, Sentiment, Inc., Industrial Revolution, Snowball and Inside Earth, covering themes such as space exploration, time travel, historical fantasy and satirical social fables. His writing is notable for solid scientific premises and brisk narrative pacing, combining adventure with speculation; some short stories use future settings to examine human nature and social institutions with a gently ironic tone. Because public information is limited, no conjectures are made here about biographical details or awards; the works at hand show a wide-ranging and versatile writer with a certain influence among readers of English-language genre fiction.
