Project Gutenberg 2010-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 129 MacLean, Katherine 1925 2019 Morris, G. A. MacLean, Katherine Anne Dye, Charles The Man Who Staked the Stars Produced from Planet Stories July 1952. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Man Who Staked the Stars" by Katherine MacLean is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around Bryce Carter, a cunning and ambitious character involved with the Union Transport Corporation, as he navigates a web of corporate intrigue, crime, and personal danger while trying to consolidate his power. As he grapples with threats from both within and outside the company, Bryce's past and present collide in unexpected ways. The opening of the narrative introduces Bryce Carter's rise from a life of petty crime to the role of a director at Union Transport, a key player in space travel and transport. In a series of tense interactions, Bryce demonstrates his cunning against various characters, including a dark-skinned young man claiming to be a "witch doctor," who hints at having done something significant to Bryce. Simultaneously, a board meeting reveals that illegal activities are woven into the company's operations, escalating the tension and setting the stage for Bryce's complex dealings with both allies and adversaries alike. The chapter establishes an atmosphere laced with suspense, underscoring Bryce's morally ambiguous nature as well as the precariousness of his position in an unforgiving universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31356/31356-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Psychological fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 184967 2025-07-13T04:02:52.646540 text/html 181608 2010-02-22T09:50:24 text/html 263917 2025-07-13T04:02:55.496557 application/epub+zip 266442 2025-07-13T04:02:53.157520 application/epub+zip 118121 2025-07-13T04:02:52.896534 application/epub+zip 335866 2025-07-13T04:02:57.512545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320744 2025-07-13T04:02:55.237556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174233 2022-09-14T11:27:29.144857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171470 2025-07-13T04:02:52.350548 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171296 2010-02-22T09:50:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19750 2025-07-13T04:02:57.636489 application/rdf+xml 28623 2025-07-13T04:02:52.967535 image/jpeg 4759 2025-07-13T04:02:52.931523 image/jpeg 285349 2010-02-22T09:50:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 66225 2010-02-22T09:50:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 300874 2025-07-13T04:02:52.699562 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