Skid Row Pilot by Randall Garrett
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"Skid Row Pilot" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story follows Ted Kendall, a space pilot who faces an unexpected crisis while on Mars that leads to his sudden fall from grace and a life-threatening dilemma. The book explores themes of desperation, resilience, and moral choices against a backdrop of interplanetary commerce and the harshness of life on Mars. The narrative begins with Kendall
anxiously awaiting the results of a routine reflex test at Mars' Space Service, only to learn that he has been declared unfit to pilot due to a mysterious malfunction. After being kicked out, he encounters Das Shamra, a shady merchant who offers him a way back to Earth, but only if he agrees to commit a crime by piloting a hijack operation. As the plot unfolds, Kendall discovers that his situation is part of a manipulation involving a neural distorter that affected his reflexes. With newfound determination, Kendall takes control of his fate, ultimately outsmarting Das Shamra and his henchmen to reclaim his status and return home. The story combines elements of suspense and action, leading to a thrilling resolution that pits Kendall against both his adversaries and the challenges of interstellar piloting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Garrett, Randall, 1927-1987 |
|---|---|
| Title | Skid Row Pilot |
| Series Title | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy August 1957 |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Martians -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mars (Planet) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65388 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-65388-4 |
| Release Date | May 19, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 346 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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