A Pail of Air: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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A Pail of Air is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Leiber, Fritz (1910–1992).
Catalogue synopsis
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"A Pail of Air" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction short story published in 1951. Earth has been torn from the Sun by a dark star, freezing the atmosphere solid. A ten-year-old boy narrates his family's survival in a makeshift shelter, where they gather pails of frozen oxygen to breathe. They maintain a small fire for warmth in a world plunged into absolute darkness and cold, waiting alone on a dead planet.
Book and edition facts
- Title: A Pail of Air
- Author credits: Leiber, Fritz (1910–1992)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Families -- Fiction
- Science fiction
- Short stories
- Survival -- Fiction
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- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
- Category: Short Stories
- Science Fiction
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