Project Gutenberg 2007-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 163 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly The Pirates of Ersatz Produced from Astounding Science Fiction February, March and April 1959. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Zan Produced by Greg Weeks, V. L. Simpson, Bruce Albrecht and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Pirates of Ersatz" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows Bron Hoddan, an ambitious young man from the pirate planet of Zan who dreams of becoming a successful electronic engineer on the civilized planet Walden. Unfortunately, Hoddan finds himself framed for murder after his invention unintentionally kills a man, compelling him to navigate a series of absurd adventures in a society where conformity reigns supreme and creativity is viewed as a threat. At the start of the narrative, we meet Bron Hoddan as he embarks on a dangerous journey to the planet Walden, hoping to leave behind his life as a space pirate. Upon arrival, he becomes embroiled in unintended chaos after his invention, originally created to improve the planet's power grid, inadvertently results in a fatal accident. This sets off a comical yet precarious chain of events involving misunderstandings with the local authorities, his friend Derec, and the charming but complicated girl, Nedda. As he desperately tries to clear his name, Hoddan confronts the absurdities of a society that prizes stability and conformity over innovation, leading to a series of daring escapes and confrontations that blend humor with sharp social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/24035/24035-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Engineers -- Fiction Space pirates -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels 385325 2025-07-10T05:51:44.509013 text/html 385331 2021-01-03T05:43:32 text/html 872245 2025-07-10T05:51:53.278971 application/epub+zip 878633 2025-07-10T05:51:47.290987 application/epub+zip 220920 2025-07-10T05:51:44.789010 application/epub+zip 1833823 2025-07-10T05:51:56.601942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1806982 2025-07-10T05:51:50.790949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313640 2022-09-11T08:08:59.331586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371549 2025-07-10T05:51:43.765007 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 371334 2021-01-03T05:43:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21495 2025-07-10T05:51:56.739919 application/rdf+xml 25861 2025-07-10T05:51:44.871063 image/jpeg 4290 2025-07-10T05:51:44.830993 image/jpeg 896003 2021-01-03T05:43:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 140500 2021-01-03T05:43:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 861518 2025-07-10T05:51:44.569033 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia