The Last Victory

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The Last Victory

by Tom Godwin

EN·~34 minutes·1 chapter

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1 total
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34:56

Description

A transport ship bound for distant colonies is ripped from its course by a sudden hyperspace vortex, crashing on an unfamiliar world with only minutes of breathable air left. The battered vessel drops onto a grassy slope beside a dark forest, leaving a mixed group of Outlander colonists, ship crew, and Frontier Guards to fend for themselves. As night falls, eerie howls echo from the trees, hinting at unseen dangers while the survivors scramble to set up camp and assess their shattered craft.

Tensions rise quickly between the ship’s captain and a hardened Frontier Guard officer, each asserting authority over the stranded group. Their clash reflects a larger conflict: the Outlanders, exiles from a uniform, technocratic society called Technogration, versus the disciplined Guardians who remain loyal to that very order. Both men recognize that their cooperation—or lack thereof—will decide whether the outcasts can carve out a new future or remain shackled to a regime that has long denied them individuality. The fragile alliance they forge will shape the fate of everyone on the alien ground.

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Language

en

Duration

~34 minutes (33K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2019-09-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Tom Godwin

Tom Godwin

1915–1980

Best known for the classic short story "The Cold Equations," this American science fiction writer built a lasting reputation with lean, hard-edged tales that pushed characters into impossible choices. His work from the 1950s through the 1970s helped define one of science fiction's most debated moral dilemmas.

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