Project Gutenberg 2010-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 90 Myers, Howard L. 1930 1971 Foray, Verge Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH The Reluctant Weapon Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction December 1952. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Reluctant Weapon" by Howard L. Myers is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story centers around a sentient weapon known as Sentient Killer No. VT672, left behind by the destructive Zoz Horde on a remote planet. The weapon, imbued with the capability for mass destruction, grapples with its purpose and conscience, illustrating the complex relationship between power and morality. In the narrative, the ruler Tresqu of Hova learns that a decontaminator ship has been captured by humans on Earth, posing a threat to his empire. To resolve the situation, he seeks the aid of the reluctant weapon, which is initially resistant to engaging in destruction once more. Tresqu forcibly retrieves a human, Jacob, to interact with the weapon, hoping that the creature's vile traits will incite the weapon's dormant desire to annihilate humanity. However, as time progresses, the weapon undergoes a transformation, realizing the futility of blind destruction and developing an unexpected bond with Jacob. Ultimately, the weapon recommits to its purpose, resulting in the obliteration of the Hovan planets and a quest to rejoin its ancient masters, leaving questions about the morality of its actions and the nature of power lingering in the balance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31995/31995-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 67025 2025-07-13T07:06:48.754821 text/html 63111 2010-04-15T09:22:38 text/html 181854 2025-07-13T07:06:50.582790 application/epub+zip 180664 2025-07-13T07:06:49.121794 application/epub+zip 56838 2025-07-13T07:06:48.923799 application/epub+zip 221894 2025-07-13T07:06:51.888835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213348 2025-07-13T07:06:50.381845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90619 2022-09-14T15:55:22.440855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57986 2025-07-13T07:06:48.602891 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57895 2010-04-15T09:22:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20577 2025-07-13T07:06:52.016816 application/rdf+xml 21188 2025-07-13T07:06:48.987862 image/jpeg 4300 2025-07-13T07:06:48.956797 image/jpeg 192499 2010-04-15T09:22:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 23244 2010-04-15T09:22:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 200644 2025-07-13T07:06:48.780836 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