Project Gutenberg 2010-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 139 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt The Dictator Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1955. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Dictator" by Stephen Marlowe is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story explores the themes of conformity and individuality within a society that prides itself on being a perfect democracy, only to reveal the darker truths lurking beneath the surface. At its core, the book examines the implications of a character training for a long-planned assassination of a figurehead ruler. The narrative follows Ellaby, a character molded by his society to fit a "modal" norm, who embarks on a mission to assassinate the elusive Dictator. As he navigates the Capitol, he undergoes various tests of intelligence, physical ability, and emotional stability, all while grappling with the manipulation of his identity and purpose. Surrounded by individuals like Dorcas Sinclair and Sam Mulden, who have their own revolutionary agendas, Ellaby is ultimately thrust into a world where he unintentionally becomes a part of the system he sought to overthrow. The climax showcases his realization that the absence of the Dictator does not lead to the liberation he expected, but rather illustrates the self-perpetuating nature of power in a society that requires conformity, leaving readers to ponder the cyclical nature of authority and rebellion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32134/32134-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Assassins -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 56370 2025-08-13T07:41:18.550050 text/html 52489 2010-04-25T10:30:36 text/html 119061 2025-08-13T07:41:20.276055 application/epub+zip 117862 2025-08-13T07:41:18.910058 application/epub+zip 58343 2025-08-13T07:41:18.719052 application/epub+zip 155440 2025-08-13T07:41:21.519065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147602 2025-08-13T07:41:20.084044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89042 2022-09-14T16:33:11.532873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48668 2025-08-13T07:41:18.407038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48572 2010-04-25T10:30:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19540 2025-08-13T07:41:21.687031 application/rdf+xml 23062 2025-08-13T07:41:18.784078 image/jpeg 4447 2025-08-13T07:41:18.751080 image/jpeg 129014 2010-04-25T10:30:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 18770 2010-04-25T10:30:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 136849 2025-08-13T07:41:18.581113 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