Outpost on Io by Leigh Brackett
"Outpost on Io" by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novella written during the early 1940s. The story presents a harrowing tale of survival and resistance against an alien oppressor on one of Jupiter's moons, Io. The narrative centers on the plight of prisoners, including the protagonist Chris MacVickers, who find themselves trapped in a grim labor camp controlled by the inhuman Europans, striving to escape an inevitable fate. The plot unfoldsas MacVickers, a deep-space trader, arrives at a desolate outpost where he and other captives are forced to work extracting a powerful substance known as Jovium from the dangerous, muddy terrain of Io. As the men face their bleak circumstances, MacVickers bears witness to the psychological and physical toll the oppressive environment takes on his fellow prisoners. Driven by a desire to reclaim their freedom, MacVickers rallies the desperate group to take a stand against their captors. The story culminates in a daring plan that could potentially turn the tide in the war against the Europans, raising themes of sacrifice, solidarity, and the human spirit's resilience in the face of overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brackett, Leigh, 1915-1978 |
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| Illustrator | Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph), 1884-1963 |
| Title | Outpost on Io |
| Note | Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | War stories |
| Subject | Prisoners -- Fiction |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Io (Satellite) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 62249 |
| Release Date | May 27, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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