Project Gutenberg 2009-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 233 Pohl, Frederik 1919 2013 Pohl, Frederick Pohl, Frederik George, Jr. MacCreigh, James Lavond, Paul Dennis Hunter, Mel 1927 2004 Hunter Pythias Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1955. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Pythias" by Frederik Pohl is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around themes of power, betrayal, and the consequences of extraordinary abilities, exploring the moral dilemmas faced by the protagonist in a world where a few possess remarkable capabilities that could alter society. The narrative follows Dick, who is in jail for the murder of his friend Larry Connaught, a man who saved his life during a terrorist incident. Despite their deep friendship, Dick kills Larry to prevent him from exploiting a dangerous secret: a method that allows him to manipulate physical forces with his mind. Larry’s profound abilities, if known to the public, could lead to chaos and corruption, prompting Dick to take extreme measures to protect the world from the catastrophic potential of that knowledge. Throughout the story, the themes of friendship, morality, and the immense weight of power are intricately woven into a gripping tale of sacrifice and regret. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 37777 2025-10-12T11:52:27.578626 text/html 13787 2024-10-24T20:30:39 text/html 209133 2025-10-12T11:52:31.098136 application/epub+zip 207470 2025-10-12T11:52:29.070134 application/epub+zip 68497 2025-10-12T11:52:28.072126 application/epub+zip 275192 2025-10-12T11:52:32.618108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267372 2025-10-12T11:52:30.498126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89993 2022-09-14T06:09:13.968172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31045 2025-10-12T11:52:27.329649 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11316 2024-10-24T20:30:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31044 2021-01-05T19:41:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20434 2025-10-12T11:52:32.754099 application/rdf+xml 8360 2025-10-12T11:52:28.559135 image/jpeg 2355 2025-10-12T11:52:28.314128 image/jpeg 153839 2021-01-05T19:41:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 12051 2021-01-05T19:41:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 207061 2025-10-12T11:52:27.590642 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 More titles under McCann, Edson