Project Gutenberg 2009-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 204 Kornbluth, C. M. (Cyril M.) 1923 1958 Kornbluth, Cyril M. Eisner, Simon Cooke, Arthur Kornbluth, C.M. Lavond, Paul Dennis Corwin, Cecil Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly The Adventurer Produced from Space Science Fiction May 1953. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Adventurer" by C. M. Kornbluth is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of power, identity, and the nature of heroism, set in a futuristic political landscape where Earth and its moons are divided between Republic and Soviet states. It examines the rise of a genetically engineered individual, Grayson, who is positioned as a legendary leader and military figure amidst political intrigue and rebellion. The narrative unfolds primarily around the character of Thomas Grayson, who emerges from a difficult childhood to become a naval officer commanding a destroyer. As tensions escalate between the Republic and its Soviet counterpart over territory on Io, Grayson displays extraordinary leadership and strategic prowess, upending established order and gaining a devoted following among troops. However, his rise to power is not purely by chance; he is revealed to be the product of a covert program aimed at creating a leader who could destabilize the government. As war looms, Grayson faces existential challenges regarding his identity and purpose, culminating in a bloody power shift that tests the limits of loyalty and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 60484 2025-08-12T09:48:43.719681 text/html 55858 2021-01-05T12:45:32 text/html 235955 2025-08-12T09:48:47.870642 application/epub+zip 234309 2025-08-12T09:48:45.489670 application/epub+zip 86634 2025-08-12T09:48:44.274715 application/epub+zip 407351 2025-08-12T09:48:49.555646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398998 2025-08-12T09:48:47.069664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125552 2022-09-14T03:33:45.250116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50086 2025-08-12T09:48:43.450667 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49970 2021-01-05T12:45:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19779 2025-08-12T09:48:49.688633 application/rdf+xml 12198 2025-08-12T09:48:44.753669 image/jpeg 3374 2025-08-12T09:48:44.512678 image/jpeg 171041 2021-01-05T12:45:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 19767 2021-01-05T12:45:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 237616 2025-08-12T09:48:43.736683 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