Project Gutenberg 2010-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 127 Mullen, Stanley 1911 1974 Shock Treatment Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32709/32709-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 117730 2025-07-13T09:44:34.695383 text/html 115268 2010-06-06T12:48:28 text/html 160353 2025-07-13T09:44:37.204374 application/epub+zip 160845 2025-07-13T09:44:35.324424 application/epub+zip 112215 2025-07-13T09:44:34.948373 application/epub+zip 210553 2025-07-13T09:44:38.749380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202501 2025-07-13T09:44:36.938388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154178 2022-09-15T05:58:23.707421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108552 2025-07-13T09:44:34.501395 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108463 2010-06-06T12:48:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18610 2025-07-13T09:44:38.875336 application/rdf+xml 28553 2025-07-13T09:44:35.012368 image/jpeg 4601 2025-07-13T09:44:34.979399 image/jpeg 153564 2010-06-06T12:48:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 43215 2010-06-06T12:48:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 154327 2025-07-13T09:44:34.713354 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