Project Gutenberg 2010-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 216 Walton, Bryce 1918 1988 O'Hara, Kenneth Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly The Victor Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction March 1953. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Victor" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction novel published in the early 1950s. The story is set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian regime, referred to as the Managerials, exerts control over society using advanced technology and psychological manipulation. The narrative explores themes of individualism, rebellion, and the struggle against dehumanizing systems. The protagonist, Charles Marquis, finds himself imprisoned in a stark work colony on the Moon after being captured while resisting the oppressive regime. Faced with a system designed to strip prisoners of their identities and autonomy, Marquis attempts to retain his humanity through the only means left—suicide. However, each attempt fails, as he learns that the Managers possess the technology to resurrect him, rendering his struggle seemingly futile. Throughout his harrowing experiences, he develops a plan with another prisoner, No. 4901, to ultimately defeat the system by allowing one of them to die for good. The novel culminates in a profound reflection on the nature of freedom, with Marquis's efforts sparking hope for a future where individuality can triumph over oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32903/32903-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Dystopias -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction Penal colonies -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 64382 2025-06-13T11:32:30.950906 text/html 60787 2021-01-06T18:41:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 164174 2021-01-06T18:41:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 174329 2025-06-13T11:32:33.303885 application/epub+zip 173120 2025-06-13T11:32:31.530926 application/epub+zip 86334 2025-06-13T11:32:31.228856 application/epub+zip 211345 2025-06-13T11:32:34.812905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203923 2025-06-13T11:32:33.007878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117350 2022-09-15T06:49:56.129009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56081 2025-06-13T11:32:30.788879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55946 2021-01-06T18:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21440 2021-01-06T18:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20727 2025-06-13T11:32:35.030832 application/rdf+xml 20506 2025-06-13T11:32:31.308883 image/jpeg 4246 2025-06-13T11:32:31.267902 image/jpeg 164370 2025-06-13T11:32:30.963903 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 en.wikipedia