Project Gutenberg 2016-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 144 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Nodel, Norman 1922 2000 Yeshaya, Nochem Spaceman on a Spree Produced from Worlds of Tomorrow June 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Spaceman on a Spree" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the celebrated yet reluctant space pilot Seymour Pond, who has just retired after making six trips exploring the planets. As part of an Ultrawelfare State where the pursuit of adventure has waned in favor of safety and complacency, Pond faces the existential dilemma of whether the exploration of space or the comfort of his newfound retirement is more important. The narrative follows Seymour Pond as he indulges in a lavish spree in Manhattan to celebrate his retirement, only to find himself caught in a whirlwind of excitement and excess. He encounters Natalie Paskov, a beautiful woman who shares his interest in space, but their night together spirals out of control as she leads him to a high-stakes gambling scene. In the aftermath, Seymour wakes up to find he has lost not only his money but also his sense of security. The story explores themes of adventure, societal complacency, and the psychological toll of space travel, ultimately raising important questions about ambition and the human spirit's relationship with exploration and comfort. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Astronauts -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 68851 2025-06-21T07:57:12.572931 text/html 45082 2024-10-23T01:05:14 text/html 433562 2025-06-21T07:57:14.621921 application/epub+zip 432392 2025-06-21T07:57:13.013992 application/epub+zip 90751 2025-06-21T07:57:12.758945 application/epub+zip 472860 2025-06-21T07:57:16.013984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465838 2025-06-21T07:57:14.382968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124783 2022-09-24T04:20:54.083292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61383 2023-09-23T04:26:47.837136 text/plain 41643 2024-10-23T01:05:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16981 2025-06-21T07:57:16.155951 application/rdf+xml 24641 2025-06-21T07:57:12.854933 image/jpeg 4036 2025-06-21T07:57:12.816966 image/jpeg 393813 2025-06-21T07:57:12.590981 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