Project Gutenberg 2008-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 218 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph The Penal Cluster Produced from Amazing Stories September 1957. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Penal Cluster" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows David Houston, an agent of the United Nations Psychodeviant Police, who is tasked with tracking and capturing Controllers—individuals capable of telepathically controlling others. Set in a futuristic society where fear of telepaths has led to extreme measures, the narrative unfolds within a world filled with intrigue and the moral dilemmas surrounding the treatment of those with psychic abilities. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Houston as he surveils the aristocratic Sir Lewis Huntley at a London bank, suspecting him of being controlled by another telepath, Robert Harris. Houston’s work leads him to a tense confrontation where he discovers a larger plot involving multiple Controllers. Throughout the opening portion, detailed descriptions of the psychic powers in play, the operations of the Psychodeviant Police, and Houston's personal reflections weave together a tale filled with suspense and the complex ethics of power and control. As he grapples with the implications of his own abilities and the growing criminal telepathic element, the stage is set for a deeper investigation into a world where telepathy is both a tool for manipulation and a source of fear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Telepathy -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 135177 2025-06-10T11:00:47.301926 text/html 132886 2008-04-12T14:27:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 291262 2008-04-12T14:27:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354724 2025-06-10T11:00:52.560967 application/epub+zip 354754 2025-06-10T11:00:49.235939 application/epub+zip 114482 2025-06-10T11:00:47.943903 application/epub+zip 541437 2025-06-10T11:00:55.131920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531081 2025-06-10T11:00:51.720953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195174 2022-09-11T13:22:21.473138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125055 2025-06-10T11:00:46.871996 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125044 2008-04-12T14:27:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47738 2008-04-12T14:27:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125033 2008-04-12T14:27:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47720 2008-04-12T14:27:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21658 2025-06-10T11:00:55.557884 application/rdf+xml 13358 2025-06-10T11:00:48.498928 image/jpeg 3552 2025-06-10T11:00:48.220916 image/jpeg 353801 2025-06-10T11:00:47.328957 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia