The Colors of Space

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, Marion Zimmer, 1930-1999

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Colors of Space" by Marion Zimmer Bradley is a juvenile science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story follows Bart Steele, a young man who embarks on an interstellar adventure filled with intrigue and danger after a fateful encounter at a Lhari spaceport. As he navigates a blend of human and alien worlds, the narrative explores themes of identity, belonging, and the pursuit of knowledge, all driven by Bart's mission to find his father. At the start of the story, Bart is preparing for a journey aboard a Lhari ship while grappling with his mixed heritage as the son of a Mentorian mother. He experiences a sense of urgency and panic when he realizes he may be in danger due to his family's past. Following a chaotic series of events at the spaceport, Bart encounters a stranger who claims to be his father, but it quickly becomes apparent that he is not who he seems. The opening sets the stage for Bart's struggles as he seeks to uncover the truth about his father while evading threats from the powerful Lhari, ultimately prompting Bart to assume a new identity in order to continue his quest and delve into the mysteries of the "Eighth Color." (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

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

Notes:

Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colors_of_Space

Release date is 2007-03-11