The Runaway Asteroid

Cooper, Michael D.Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 347K words
Chapters: 35

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Runaway Asteroid by Michael D. CooperAuthor: Cooper, Michael D.,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Mar 1, 2004

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The Runaway Asteroid is a work in the category of American and Canadian literature, released as a free ebook through Project Gutenberg. Judging from the title and its classification, it carries a science fiction or adventure flavor and works well as light reading material in the original English. As a public-domain ebook, its main value lies in its accessibility and the original state of the text: readers can encounter an earlier English narrative work at little cost and get a feel for the imaginative approach and language style of its time. It should be noted that available information provides only bibliographic details, with no specific plot or evaluations, so excessive inference about the content is inadvisable. When reading, one might treat it as an exploratory English reading exercise—read the opening chapters first to judge whether the narrative pace suits your taste, then decide whether to read it through. For readers looking to expand their English reading or with an interest in early science fiction and adventure themes, this book can serve as a light supplementary read; those expecting rigorous scientific worldbuilding or the complex structures of contemporary science fiction should adjust their expectations.

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Judging from the title and its classification under English and American literature, it has a science fiction or adventure flavor, but the available information provides no specific plot details, so the level of detail in its science fiction setup cannot be confirmed. Readers are advised to sample the opening chapters first and judge for themselves whether the subject matter meets their expectations.

How difficult is the English?

The information does not indicate a reading difficulty level, so it cannot be accurately judged on that basis. As an earlier public-domain narrative work, its language style may differ from contemporary English. It is advisable to sample a page or two first; if the density of unfamiliar words is too high, read with a dictionary or supporting tools.

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Cooper, Michael D. Author

Michael D. Cooper is an author about whom relatively little public information is currently available. He is known for a single work, The Runaway Asteroid. Because the available records contain no reliable information about his life, nationality, education, or writing career, it is not possible to say more about his personal background here. On the basis of the existing information, Cooper's writing is associated with science fiction; the word "asteroid" in the title suggests a story involving space adventure or a celestial crisis, a kind of subject that often falls within popular science fiction or science fiction for younger readers. With only one work to go on, it is difficult to judge his overall style or the development of his writing, and it cannot be confirmed whether he continued to publish or had a noticeable influence on a particular readership. What can be stated is that, as the author of a single work, Cooper is currently known to readers mainly through this novel; a clearer picture of his writing and literary position will emerge only as more bibliographic information and public records become available.