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Title: Victory
Author: Lester del Rey
Narrator: Frank Harrison
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-20-17
Publisher: Audioliterature
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
"Victory" (1955) is a science fiction story by Lester del Rey.
Excerpt:
It seemed Earth was a rich, and undefended planet in a warring, hating galaxy. Things can be deceptive though; children playing can be quite rough - but that ain't war, friend! From above came the sound of men singing. Captain Duke O'Neill stopped clipping his heavy black beard to listen. It had been a long time since he'd heard such a sound - longer than the time since hed last had a bath or seen a woman. It had never been the singing type of war. Yet now even the high tenor of old Teroini, who lay on a pad with neither legs nor arms, was mixed into the chorus. It could mean only one thing! As if to confirm his thoughts, Burke Thompson hobbled past the cabin, stopping just long enough to shout. "Duke, we're home! Theyve sighted Meloa!"
Artist Bio Author: Lester del Rey (1915-1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series.
©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature
Members Reviews:
A Very Good Story
Most human beings learn at a very early age the lesson that weakness invites predation. How many times have we been reminded that "he who desires peace must prepare for war"? As children, we apply this logic to the small concerns of the schoolyard; as adults, this same logic is applied to much more important issues. Whether the truisms that force must be answered with force and that deterring attack means projecting strength are well-founded notions isn't something that most of us spend a lot of time thinking about, but it is the subject of Lester del Rey's classic novella Victory.
Victory takes place during a time in which humanity has the wealthiest. most technologically advanced civilization in a galaxy teeming with intelligent life. Although Earth has the resources to establish a powerful empire and the political clout to lead all the other humanoid races in their constant struggle against the "aliens" (i.e. races that aren't bipedal), the cradle of humanity has instead chosen to focus on trade and providing moral leadership. Of course, this vexes Earth's friends and entices its enemies who see Earth's civilization as bloated and ripe for conquest. Some humans reject the "cowardice" of Earth to participate in the humanoid crusade against the galaxy's aliens. Victory's protagonist, Captain Duke O'Neil, is just such a man.
O'nNeil detests the planet of his birth and chooses to take up the cause of a blue humanoid race locked in a life-and-death struggle with a nasty alien race. The blue people win with O'Neil's help, but with their world in ruins, the victory tastes like ashes. After doing his part to help the nice blue people, O'Neil returns to Earth, intending to sign up for service with another humanoid military. Along the way, he meets another war veteran, a man named Flannery, with a radically different perspective on galactic politics and how best to go about the business of providing security for Earth's people. Flannery fought in a different conflict, but for the same reasons as O'Neil. However, he had the good sense to realize that the blood-for-blood mentality that drove many of the galaxy's wars was a product of emotional, immature minds.
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Title: Victory
Author: Lester del Rey
Narrator: Frank Harrison
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-20-17
Publisher: Audioliterature
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
"Victory" (1955) is a science fiction story by Lester del Rey.
Excerpt:
It seemed Earth was a rich, and undefended planet in a warring, hating galaxy. Things can be deceptive though; children playing can be quite rough - but that ain't war, friend! From above came the sound of men singing. Captain Duke O'Neill stopped clipping his heavy black beard to listen. It had been a long time since he'd heard such a sound - longer than the time since hed last had a bath or seen a woman. It had never been the singing type of war. Yet now even the high tenor of old Teroini, who lay on a pad with neither legs nor arms, was mixed into the chorus. It could mean only one thing! As if to confirm his thoughts, Burke Thompson hobbled past the cabin, stopping just long enough to shout. "Duke, we're home! Theyve sighted Meloa!"
Artist Bio Author: Lester del Rey (1915-1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series.
©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature
Members Reviews:
A Very Good Story
Most human beings learn at a very early age the lesson that weakness invites predation. How many times have we been reminded that "he who desires peace must prepare for war"? As children, we apply this logic to the small concerns of the schoolyard; as adults, this same logic is applied to much more important issues. Whether the truisms that force must be answered with force and that deterring attack means projecting strength are well-founded notions isn't something that most of us spend a lot of time thinking about, but it is the subject of Lester del Rey's classic novella Victory.
Victory takes place during a time in which humanity has the wealthiest. most technologically advanced civilization in a galaxy teeming with intelligent life. Although Earth has the resources to establish a powerful empire and the political clout to lead all the other humanoid races in their constant struggle against the "aliens" (i.e. races that aren't bipedal), the cradle of humanity has instead chosen to focus on trade and providing moral leadership. Of course, this vexes Earth's friends and entices its enemies who see Earth's civilization as bloated and ripe for conquest. Some humans reject the "cowardice" of Earth to participate in the humanoid crusade against the galaxy's aliens. Victory's protagonist, Captain Duke O'Neil, is just such a man.
O'nNeil detests the planet of his birth and chooses to take up the cause of a blue humanoid race locked in a life-and-death struggle with a nasty alien race. The blue people win with O'Neil's help, but with their world in ruins, the victory tastes like ashes. After doing his part to help the nice blue people, O'Neil returns to Earth, intending to sign up for service with another humanoid military. Along the way, he meets another war veteran, a man named Flannery, with a radically different perspective on galactic politics and how best to go about the business of providing security for Earth's people. Flannery fought in a different conflict, but for the same reasons as O'Neil. However, he had the good sense to realize that the blood-for-blood mentality that drove many of the galaxy's wars was a product of emotional, immature minds.