Project Gutenberg 2016-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 156 Purdom, Tom 1936 Purdom, Thomas Edward Purdom, Thomas E. Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally Sordman the Protector Produced from Galaxy Magazine August 1960 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sordman the Protector" by Tom Purdom is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative explores themes of power, responsibility, and the complexities of human emotions in a futuristic society where psionics, or psychic abilities, play a critical role. The story revolves around Andrew Sordman, a talented psionic adept known as a "Talent," who is tasked with protecting people from the misuse of these extraordinary powers. In this gripping tale, Sordman faces the challenge of addressing two murders connected to a young girl accused of witchcraft. As he investigates, he confronts the emotional turmoil and fear of those around him, navigating through the psyche of both the innocent and the guilty. His journey takes him through encounters with various individuals, including frightened townsfolk and potential suspects, revealing the deep-rooted fears and desires that influence their actions. Ultimately, Sordman's role as Protector is tested as he must find a way to save the girl while also containing a dangerous individual driven by jealousy and insanity, illustrating the delicate balance between power and compassion in a world rife with fear and misunderstanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 75145 2025-08-20T14:44:55.529706 text/html 51828 2024-10-23T00:10:40 text/html 437607 2025-08-20T14:44:57.682731 application/epub+zip 437211 2025-08-20T14:44:55.933736 application/epub+zip 82971 2025-08-20T14:44:55.707716 application/epub+zip 478771 2025-08-20T14:44:59.112751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471901 2025-08-20T14:44:57.463707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118120 2022-09-23T12:21:18.913978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66693 2025-08-20T14:44:55.342715 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46928 2024-10-23T00:10:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17868 2025-08-20T14:44:59.239691 application/rdf+xml 25355 2025-08-20T14:44:55.780718 image/jpeg 4369 2025-08-20T14:44:55.744717 image/jpeg 395423 2025-08-20T14:44:55.547747 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