Exile by H. B. Fyfe
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"Exile" by H. B. Fyfe is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s, a period marked by significant advancements in space exploration and an increasing fascination with extraterrestrial life. The book centers around the themes of isolation and cultural exchange as it explores the experiences of a Terran named George Kinton, who becomes the sole survivor of a rocket crash on the alien world of Tepokt. The novel dives into
the complexities of communication and understanding between vastly different civilizations. In "Exile," George Kinton, who has lived on Tepokt for ten years, serves as a bridge between his human heritage and the alien Tepoktan society. As he navigates his role as a scholar and mentor to the Tepoktans, Kinton struggles with loneliness and the implications of his presence on the planet. His uneasy tranquility is disrupted when another Terran, Al Birken, crashes onto Tepokt, arousing suspicions about his motives. Birken's mysterious background and subsequent violent behavior challenge Kinton's understanding of his own species and disrupt the peaceful coexistence he has built with the Tepoktans. The novel culminates in a tragic confrontation that forces Kinton to confront the darker aspects of humanity and his commitment to the Tepoktan people. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne), 1918-1997 |
|---|---|
| Title | Exile |
| Series Title | Produced from Space Science Fiction February 1953. |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Alexander Bauer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 22346 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-22346-9 |
| Release Date | Aug 16, 2007 |
| Last Update | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 626 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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