Project Gutenberg 2008-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 228 Cole, Everett B. 1910 2001 Cole, Everett Bush Cole, E. B. (Everett Bush) Cole, Everett B., Sr. Leydenfrost, Alexander 1888 1961 Leidenfrost, Sandor Final Weapon Produced from Astounding Science Fiction June 1955. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Final Weapon" by Everett B. Cole is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story navigates a dystopian world where societal order and power dynamics are meticulously controlled, particularly through the manipulation of communication and privilege among different classes of citizens. The main character, Howard Morely, is a district leader who exhibits a ruthless ambition as he strategizes within a bureaucratic regime, creating tension as he grapples with the emerging technology of a mind-reading communicator. The opening of "Final Weapon" begins with Howard Morely piloting a helicopter to a critical conference, reflecting on his ambitions and the current state of governance in a society recovering from war. The narrative quickly establishes Morely's character as a shrewd and calculating leader, concerned with maintaining control over his district while observing the contrasting management styles of his peers. As he arrives at the conference, discussions about maintaining order among the lower classes and critiques of other leaders' leniency highlight the rigid social structure. The introduction of a revolutionary communicator device, developed by a second-class citizen named Paul Graham, introduces a potential threat to the status quo, foreshadowing conflicts over control of this groundbreaking technology and its implications for personal freedom and societal power dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction, American Telepathy -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 150323 2025-08-10T08:44:15.053958 text/html 147387 2021-01-03T08:48:05 text/html 482335 2025-08-10T08:44:21.240934 application/epub+zip 484308 2025-08-10T08:44:17.955978 application/epub+zip 114391 2025-08-10T08:44:16.670961 application/epub+zip 730069 2025-08-10T08:44:23.462959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 719312 2025-08-10T08:44:20.292932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201199 2022-09-11T11:36:07.689843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140026 2025-08-10T08:44:14.652960 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139897 2021-01-03T08:48:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139888 2021-01-03T08:48:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21731 2025-08-10T08:44:23.596952 application/rdf+xml 13414 2025-08-10T08:44:17.172939 image/jpeg 3437 2025-08-10T08:44:16.927953 image/jpeg 51260 2021-01-03T08:48:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 413238 2021-01-03T08:48:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 51236 2021-01-03T08:48:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 484006 2025-08-10T08:44:15.084951 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