Project Gutenberg 2008-06-09 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 141 Wilson, Ann Youngling: A Terran Empire story Produced by Al Haines "Youngling: A Terran Empire story" by Ann Wilson is a science fiction novel set in the far future, specifically in the year 2559 CE. The story revolves around the complex relationship between an interrogating officer of the Traiti race, Joste, and a human prisoner, Major Horst Marguerre. The novel explores themes of honor, trauma, and the complexities of identity within the context of an intergalactic conflict. The plot begins with Joste questioning Marguerre, who initially withstands his interrogator's brutal tactics but ultimately succumbs to the horror of his situation. After a traumatic binge of torture, Marguerre triggers a mind-wipe conditioning mechanism, reminiscent of a self-inflicted mental death to avoid betraying his comrades. This act transforms him into a state akin to a newborn child mentally, causing Joste to question the depth of Marguerre's sacrifice and honor. As the narrative unfolds, Joste takes responsibility for Marguerre, who is left without memory, ultimately leading to Joste's unexpected adoption of the human as part of his clan. The story culminates in an examination of the characters' pasts, revealing the nuances of honor in a universe governed by vastly different moral codes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 46609 2025-10-10T13:02:09.394463 text/html 42928 2020-03-03T12:22:24 text/html 93643 2025-10-10T13:02:14.070438 application/epub+zip 92327 2025-10-10T13:02:12.012475 application/epub+zip 79505 2025-10-10T13:02:10.980437 application/epub+zip 214607 2025-10-10T13:02:15.554412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207873 2025-10-10T13:02:13.440433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118595 2022-09-12T05:54:58.270054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39924 2025-10-10T13:02:09.161439 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41154 2008-06-09T11:45:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17890 2025-10-10T13:02:15.680431 application/rdf+xml 15348 2025-10-10T13:02:11.464442 image/jpeg 3860 2025-10-10T13:02:11.221428 image/jpeg 16465 2020-03-03T12:22:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 15955 2008-06-09T11:45:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 91275 2025-10-10T13:02:09.399455 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