Project Gutenberg 2016-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 269 Pohl, Frederik 1919 2013 Pohl, Frederick Pohl, Frederik George, Jr. MacCreigh, James Lavond, Paul Dennis Ritter, Bob Plague of Pythons Produced from Galaxy Magazine October and December 1962 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Plague_of_Pythons Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Plague of Pythons" by Frederik Pohl is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story unfolds in a dystopian world where individuals can become possessed by mysterious forces, leading to acts of violence and insanity. The main character, Chandler, finds himself on trial for horrific crimes he does not remember committing, placing him in a terrifying situation where he must confront the reality of possession and societal breakdown. The opening of the book sets a grim stage for Chandler's trial, highlighting the chaotic societal context in which every citizen fears the menace of being taken over by malevolent forces. Chandler's memories are murky, and his defense hinges on the plea of temporary pandemic insanity, emphasizing the widespread nature of this possession phenomenon. As the courtroom proceedings unfold, with a judge with a violent past, an eager audience, and accusations piling up, a complex web of societal paranoia and personal trauma is woven, hinting at deeper explorations of justice, guilt, and survival in a world overcome by fear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 259009 2025-06-20T16:48:31.643702 text/html 238002 2024-10-23T00:21:59 text/html 803054 2025-06-20T16:48:35.641801 application/epub+zip 805684 2025-06-20T16:48:32.309764 application/epub+zip 164244 2025-06-20T16:48:31.951778 application/epub+zip 887901 2025-06-20T16:48:38.287712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 876636 2025-06-20T16:48:35.310741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236127 2022-09-23T15:27:39.745475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246996 2023-09-22T10:58:13.249657 text/plain 227267 2024-10-23T00:21:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16523 2025-06-20T16:48:38.453737 application/rdf+xml 31361 2025-06-20T16:48:32.043697 image/jpeg 4816 2025-06-20T16:48:31.997719 image/jpeg 734786 2025-06-20T16:48:31.690770 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 More titles under McCann, Edson