Project Gutenberg 2016-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 181 Ludwig, Edward W. 1920 1990 Ludwig, Edward William Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH A Coffin for Jacob Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1956 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Coffin for Jacob" by Edward W. Ludwig is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The story delves into themes of guilt, identity, and the quest for freedom amid the backdrop of interplanetary travel and renegade spacemen. Set in a future where humanity has ventured into space, it explores the complexities of character relationships intertwined with high-stakes adventure. The plot centers around Ben Curtis, a young astrogation officer who inadvertently kills a man named Cobb in a bar fight and subsequently flees to Venus to escape the law. Haunted by the memory of his crime and the dead man's face, Ben searches for a rumored group of renegade spacemen led by a mysterious figure named Jacob, who he believes may offer him a way to escape his past. On Venus, he encounters Maggie, Jacob's wife, who helps him recover from his injuries and reveals the intricacies of their underground operations. As Ben grapples with his loyalties, he faces a crucial decision: continue living as a fugitive or take up the mantle of a spaceman, becoming part of a sisterhood of misfits in the vastness of space. Ultimately, the story highlights themes of redemption and the pursuit of dreams against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Fugitives from justice -- Fiction Venus (Planet) -- Fiction Space travelers -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 92498 2025-07-20T12:57:43.975647 text/html 69704 2024-10-23T00:02:50 text/html 432559 2025-07-20T12:57:46.210622 application/epub+zip 432912 2025-07-20T12:57:44.391673 application/epub+zip 99875 2025-07-20T12:57:44.162654 application/epub+zip 480134 2025-07-20T12:57:47.649636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472611 2025-07-20T12:57:45.988631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140091 2022-09-23T10:02:51.895507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83490 2025-07-20T12:57:43.712658 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63730 2024-10-23T00:02:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18760 2025-07-20T12:57:47.775614 application/rdf+xml 26784 2025-07-20T12:57:44.235631 image/jpeg 4325 2025-07-20T12:57:44.199640 image/jpeg 394344 2025-07-20T12:57:43.993675 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