Project Gutenberg 2010-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 262 Palmer, Ray 1910 1977 Palmer, Raymond Alfred Palmer, Raymond A. Palmer, R. A. Pelkie, J. W. The Hell Ship Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction March 1952. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Hell Ship" by Ray Palmer is a science fiction novel that was likely written in the early 1950s. The story centers around a mysterious space liner, which transports passengers under dubious circumstances, hinting at dark secrets hidden below its luxurious surface. The book explores themes of deception, transformation, and the struggles for freedom against oppressive control, set against a backdrop of futuristic space travel. In "The Hell Ship," protagonist Gene O'Neil, a journalist, is shanghaied onto a sinister space liner where the crew have been transformed into monstrous beings due to exposure to dangerous atomic radiation. Alongside Ann O'Donnell, an unwilling participant in this harrowing journey, Gene discovers the dark truth about the ship's cargo and the fate of its crew. As Gene grapples with the threat of becoming a monster himself, he rallies the crew for a mutiny against their captors to expose the truth of their enslavement and to prevent the impending doom of atomic catastrophe. The story builds to a climactic resolution as sacrifices are made, and ultimately, the plight of the crew and the dangers of unchecked technological advancement are conveyed, leading to an impactful conclusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32615/32615-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Slavery -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Mutiny -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 81376 2025-06-13T10:24:36.463324 text/html 78137 2010-05-31T13:18:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 136842 2010-05-31T13:18:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 149212 2025-06-13T10:24:38.981411 application/epub+zip 149409 2025-06-13T10:24:37.051385 application/epub+zip 81596 2025-06-13T10:24:36.743401 application/epub+zip 190151 2025-06-13T10:24:40.584318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182593 2025-06-13T10:24:38.681374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115209 2022-09-15T05:34:41.407306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72423 2025-06-13T10:24:36.257344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72357 2010-05-31T13:18:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28405 2010-05-31T13:18:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19451 2025-06-13T10:24:40.735360 application/rdf+xml 28446 2025-06-13T10:24:36.822363 image/jpeg 4843 2025-06-13T10:24:36.783357 image/jpeg 137582 2025-06-13T10:24:36.479497 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