Project Gutenberg 2009-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 101 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Freedom Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Freedom" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book navigates the complexities of individual liberty within the context of a repressive regime in the Soviet Union, particularly through the lens of Colonel Ilya Simonov, who grapples with the concepts of freedom, control, and dissent while undergoing a critical mission in Czechoslovakia. The story follows Colonel Ilya Simonov, a security operative who is assigned to investigate the rising tide of dissent in Prague, sparked by desires for greater freedom among the local population. In the Czech capital, Simonov encounters spontaneous political movements and intellectual circles that challenge the dominance of the Party, leading to introspection about his loyalty and the true nature of freedom. As he becomes more entangled in the lives of those around him, including his attractive assistant Catherina Panova and the libre intellectual scenes, Simonov faces the duality of his role as enforcer of the regime and his burgeoning empathy for the cause of freedom. Ultimately, his journey culminates in a personal and professional crisis when he confronts the brutal reality of the Party's oppressive measures, forcing him to make choices that will forever alter his fate and the lives of those he has come to care for. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Political fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 86110 2025-07-12T11:28:04.174867 text/html 62905 2024-10-24T20:29:20 text/html 284470 2025-07-12T11:28:08.056863 application/epub+zip 283257 2025-07-12T11:28:05.640864 application/epub+zip 90052 2025-07-12T11:28:04.689869 application/epub+zip 339705 2025-07-12T11:28:09.791861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332210 2025-07-12T11:28:07.360854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121131 2022-09-14T05:47:05.380394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78434 2023-09-13T09:54:31.821625 text/plain 58733 2024-10-24T20:29:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18001 2025-07-12T11:28:09.919843 application/rdf+xml 8168 2025-07-12T11:28:05.171870 image/jpeg 2286 2025-07-12T11:28:04.929879 image/jpeg 272634 2025-07-12T11:28:04.191903 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