A long way back is part of the Machines & Invention catalogue. The record identifies Bova, Ben, 1932-2020, Summers, Leo, 1925-1985 [Illustrator] as the credited author and preserves a link to the source edition.

Edition profile

The extracted text contains approximately 9,267 words, corresponding to an estimated 41 minutes of reading, and is divided into 2 detectable text sections. These figures describe the downloaded text file rather than a printed pagination system.

The automated text analysis reports an average sentence length of about 13.5 words and a measured lexical-diversity value of 0.208. These measurements are descriptive reading aids, not literary ratings.

Catalog context

The source record associates this edition with the following subjects: Science fiction, Short stories, Astronauts -- Fiction, Satellites -- Fiction, Apocalyptic fiction. Catalog terms may reflect historical library practice and can be broader or narrower than a modern reader’s interpretation.

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