A World by the Tale by Randall Garrett
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"A World by the Tale" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around Professor John Hamish McLeod, a zoologist who becomes the first Earthman to leave the Solar System and embarks on an interstellar journey to a distant planet named Gelakin. Upon his return, McLeod is approached by the Union Bureau of Investigation (U.B.I.) regarding his experiences and a book he wrote about
them, which unintentionally becomes a source of embarrassment for Earth and its inhabitants. In the narrative, McLeod navigates the complexities of Earth’s relationship with Galactic civilizations, particularly through the unfortunate reception of his book "Interstellar Ark," which is met with ridicule by Galactic readers. As he faces fallout from his perceived failures, McLeod grapples with the implications of trading with a technologically superior civilization, their views on authorship and wealth, and the need for Earth to secure interstellar credits. As he works to salvage his reputation and determine his responsibilities to his planet and its inhabitants, McLeod finds himself in a position of unexpected leverage that may shape Earth's future in the galaxy. Ultimately, the book explores themes of cultural misunderstanding, economic disparity, and the quest for identity in a rapidly changing universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Garrett, Randall, 1927-1987 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Summers, Leo, 1925-1985 |
| Title | A World by the Tale |
| Series Title | Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction October 1963. |
| Credits |
Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 30816 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-30816-6 |
| Release Date | Dec 31, 2009 |
| Last Update | Nov 24, 2012 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 482 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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