Project Gutenberg 2009-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 126 Fritch, Charles E. 1927 2012 The Odyssey of Sam Meecham Produced from Fantastic Universe January 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Odyssey of Sam Meecham" by Charles E. Fritch is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story follows the unlikely protagonist, Sam Meecham, a meek government worker who discovers an atomic engine with unlimited power, leading him to break free from his mundane life and venture into space. The book explores themes of personal transformation, the quest for freedom, and the struggle against domestic dissatisfaction. In this narrative, Sam Meecham is depicted as a frail man trapped in a mundane job as an atomic engine inspector, feeling constrained by both his work and his marriage to Dorothy, who represents his past disappointments. After an unexpected event reveals the potential of a hyperdrive engine, Sam decides to seize the opportunity to explore the stars, ultimately defying Dorothy's control over their lives. As he prepares for his journey, he grapples with fears and insecurities but ultimately chooses to not only pursue his dreams but to embrace a new beginning with Dorothy by his side. The tale culminates in their departure into the cosmos, symbolizing both Sam's liberation and the rekindling of their relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 46964 2025-08-12T07:28:11.531957 text/html 43019 2009-07-08T11:47:10 text/html 166029 2025-08-12T07:28:15.986447 application/epub+zip 164372 2025-08-12T07:28:13.917938 application/epub+zip 83873 2025-08-12T07:28:12.912942 application/epub+zip 254669 2025-08-12T07:28:17.538423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246977 2025-08-12T07:28:15.382439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133738 2022-09-13T14:55:54.066883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40261 2025-08-12T07:28:11.289964 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40088 2009-07-08T11:47:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18682 2025-08-12T07:28:17.663413 application/rdf+xml 12874 2025-08-12T07:28:13.401949 image/jpeg 3480 2025-08-12T07:28:13.152970 image/jpeg 90021 2009-07-08T11:47:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 15577 2009-07-08T11:47:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 163628 2025-08-12T07:28:11.541967 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