Project Gutenberg 2008-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 224 Fontenay, Charles L. 1917 2007 Fontenay, Charles Louis The Jupiter Weapon Produced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories March 1959. Produced by Greg Weeks, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Jupiter Weapon" by Charles L. Fontenay is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. Set in a futuristic context, the book explores themes of identity, human nature, and the implications of advanced technology through the eyes of its characters. The primary focus is on the story of Quest Mansard, a man with incredible strength and an intriguing background that raises questions about his humanity. The novel follows Trella Nuspar, who finds herself in a perilous situation while out with her inebriated companion, Motwick, in the rough part of Jupiter's View on Ganymede. She encounters Quest Mansard, who unexpectedly comes to her aid despite his reluctance to engage physically due to an unexplained aversion to violence. As Trella gets to know Quest, she grapples with her blossoming feelings for him while uncovering his unusual origins—potentially as an android created by his father, Dr. Mansard. Throughout the story, Quest's extraordinary attributes and emotional detachment come into conflict, leading to a dramatic revelation about his purpose and past, resulting in a blend of action, romance, and philosophical questions about what it truly means to be human. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 56449 2025-06-11T11:06:29.344931 text/html 54106 2008-12-22T09:12:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 20466 2008-12-22T09:12:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 93620 2025-06-11T11:06:34.607909 application/epub+zip 92246 2025-06-11T11:06:32.188897 application/epub+zip 82409 2025-06-11T11:06:31.022924 application/epub+zip 189458 2025-06-11T11:06:36.416861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181622 2025-06-11T11:06:33.906889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157575 2022-09-12T16:09:04.668900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49122 2025-06-11T11:06:29.051896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48967 2008-12-22T09:12:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18605 2008-12-22T09:12:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19165 2025-06-11T11:06:36.564891 application/rdf+xml 13514 2025-06-11T11:06:31.582888 image/jpeg 3499 2025-06-11T11:06:31.306897 image/jpeg 92069 2025-06-11T11:06:29.354957 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