"One-Shot" by James Blish is a science fiction story about a dangerous situation that starts when a strange egg shows up in New York harbor after being released from a Polish freighter. The CIA starts an important investigation, and a character named Dr. Peter Harris has to handle the problem. Time runs out, and they need help from Abner Longmans Braun, also known as "One-Shot," who is a gambler. Braun is good at figuring out the odds, and the team has to rely on Braun’s special abilities to decide how to handle the situation. The story looks at how logic and instincts play a part in making choices when lives are at risk, the final outcome hinges on a final twist.
One-Shot
By James Blish
In a race against time, a gambler's uncanny ability to predict odds becomes humanity's last hope against an unknown threat unleashed in New York Harbor.
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2007-10-11
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About the AuthorJames Benjamin Blish was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his Cities in Flight novels and his series of Star Trek novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel A Case of Conscience won the Hugo Award. He is credited with creating the term "gas giant" to refer to large planetary bodies.
James Benjamin Blish was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his Cities in Flight novels and his series of Star Trek novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel A Case of Conscience won the Hugo Award. He is credited with creating the term "gas giant" to refer to large planetary bodies.
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