Project Gutenberg 2019-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 137 Berry, Don 1932 2001 Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The Raider Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, April 1958 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Raider" by Don Berry is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story explores themes of rebellion, morality, and the consequences of violence in a universe under the oppressive rule of the Terran Federation. The protagonist, known as Wolf, is a hired assassin who struggles with the ethical implications of his mission to assassinate Mayne Landing, the benevolent but authoritarian administrator of the Colony Planets. The narrative follows Wolf after he is covertly dropped onto a planet near the capital city of Thanlar, where he meets local revolutionaries who seek to overthrow the oppressive federation's grasp. As Wolf prepares for the assassination, he grapples with the moral complexity of his actions and the impact on innocent lives, particularly the villagers who might suffer retribution for his deed. Tension builds as the climactic event unfolds during Landing’s inspection of the village, leading to chaos and bloodshed. In the aftermath, Wolf is left contemplating the heavy price of his actions and the lives affected by his pursuit of freedom, culminating in a profound reflection on justice and forgiveness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Assassins -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Revolutions -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 61720 2025-06-24T06:44:19.657317 text/html 38139 2024-10-17T14:08:50 text/html 257489 2025-06-24T06:44:21.827303 application/epub+zip 256328 2025-06-24T06:44:20.169329 application/epub+zip 88833 2025-06-24T06:44:19.920297 application/epub+zip 296879 2025-06-24T06:44:23.251282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289252 2025-06-24T06:44:21.583291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122032 2022-09-27T10:02:07.877916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54388 2023-09-26T05:25:44.653099 text/plain 34574 2024-10-17T14:08:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17317 2025-06-24T06:44:23.408273 application/rdf+xml 26985 2025-06-24T06:44:20.012309 image/jpeg 4783 2025-06-24T06:44:19.968300 image/jpeg 526218 2025-06-24T06:44:19.673289 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