Victory
Unknown
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Description
Lester del Rey wrote this science fiction story for Astounding Science Fiction in August 1955, with pictures by Rogers. Captain Duke O'Neill shaves his heavy black beard aboard a battered flagship. He hears men singing for the first time in a long while, even old Teroini, who lies without legs or arms on his pad. Burke Thompson hobbles past to shout the news: they are home, and Meloa is in sight.
Fourteen years of war have passed, five since O'Neill last saw Ronda on leave, and of a fleet of eight hundred only three ships limp home. They have won, yet O'Neill grimaces at the thought of Earth resting in unearned safety. Readers get a bitter victory tale, where homecoming and loss arrive together.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 115 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |