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Title: Shock Treatment
Series Title: Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Shock Treatment" by Stanley Mullen is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. Set against the backdrop of Venusport, the narrative explores the dark and chaotic elements of life within a futuristic society plagued by violence, madness, and existential dread. The story chiefly revolves around Spud Newlin, a bar worker with a nefarious past, who becomes embroiled in a mission involving a mysterious woman named Songeen, who seeks to retrieve her husband, a scientist teetering on the brink of insanity. The plot unfolds as Newlin reluctantly accepts a dangerous job from Songeen to confront her husband, Genarion, whose strange existence reveals the delicate balance between sanity and madness in a universe where desperation leads to uncanny phenomena. As he enters Genarion's realm, Newlin encounters a world transformed by bizarre technology and mind-bending experiences, which culminate in a confrontation that alters both characters' destinies. The narrative ultimately escalates to a revelation about Newlin's own madness and the fate of humanity, conveying themes of love, identity, and the struggle for freedom in a universe riddled with chaos. As Newlin and Songeen are drawn into a larger cosmic conflict, the story raises profound questions about sanity and the moral implications of wielding ultimate power in a fractured world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Mullen, Stanley, 1911-1974
EBook No.: 32709
Published: Jun 6, 2010
Downloads: 126
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Shock Treatment
Series Title: Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Shock Treatment" by Stanley Mullen is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. Set against the backdrop of Venusport, the narrative explores the dark and chaotic elements of life within a futuristic society plagued by violence, madness, and existential dread. The story chiefly revolves around Spud Newlin, a bar worker with a nefarious past, who becomes embroiled in a mission involving a mysterious woman named Songeen, who seeks to retrieve her husband, a scientist teetering on the brink of insanity. The plot unfolds as Newlin reluctantly accepts a dangerous job from Songeen to confront her husband, Genarion, whose strange existence reveals the delicate balance between sanity and madness in a universe where desperation leads to uncanny phenomena. As he enters Genarion's realm, Newlin encounters a world transformed by bizarre technology and mind-bending experiences, which culminate in a confrontation that alters both characters' destinies. The narrative ultimately escalates to a revelation about Newlin's own madness and the fate of humanity, conveying themes of love, identity, and the struggle for freedom in a universe riddled with chaos. As Newlin and Songeen are drawn into a larger cosmic conflict, the story raises profound questions about sanity and the moral implications of wielding ultimate power in a fractured world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Mullen, Stanley, 1911-1974
EBook No.: 32709
Published: Jun 6, 2010
Downloads: 126
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.