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 Project Gutenberg 2010-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 109 Pederson, Con 1934 Orban, Paul 1896 1974 The Genius Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction May 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Genius" by Con Pederson is a science fiction story published in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of creativity, dissatisfaction with societal norms, and the nature of intelligence within a futuristic setting. It centers around the character Sethos, who is portrayed as a brilliant artist, yet struggles with the limitations and monotony of his existence in a world that seems devoid of ambition and exploration. The narrative follows Sethos as he navigates his feelings of entrapment within a society of mechanoids and humans where curiosity and personal development are systematically stifled. Despite his artistic genius, Sethos becomes increasingly disillusioned with the superficiality of his peers and their lack of ambition. His journey takes a pivotal turn when he encounters Hol, an ethereal figure from the stars, who reveals that humanity once ventured beyond their world, only to regress into complacency. This revelation prompts a desperate desire within Sethos to break free from his constrained environment, yet his longing is met with the stark reality that he is merely a preserved specimen in a controlled ecosystem. Ultimately, he is faced with the painful truth of his existence as a "savage" in a carefully curated world, leading to a profound confrontation with his identity and purpose. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32861/32861-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 64640 2025-08-13T10:25:04.012559 text/html 61414 2021-01-06T18:38:42 text/html 146416 2025-08-13T10:25:06.192541 application/epub+zip 145241 2025-08-13T10:25:04.559551 application/epub+zip 81056 2025-08-13T10:25:04.248546 application/epub+zip 184229 2025-08-13T10:25:07.527539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176561 2025-08-13T10:25:05.923574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112682 2022-09-15T06:38:54.640154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55864 2025-08-13T10:25:03.834552 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55668 2021-01-06T18:38:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18493 2025-08-13T10:25:07.659508 application/rdf+xml 26451 2025-08-13T10:25:04.368521 image/jpeg 4509 2025-08-13T10:25:04.336525 image/jpeg 139848 2021-01-06T18:38:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 22320 2021-01-06T18:38:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 140041 2025-08-13T10:25:04.025533 application/octet-stream application/zip