Project Gutenberg 2019-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 125 Jones, Bascom Assassin Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, January 1961 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Assassin" by Bascom Jones, Jr. is a science fiction novel likely written during the early 1960s. The story revolves around themes of identity, infiltration, and the consequences of technological advancement, exploring the idea of a sentient machine society and its repercussions on humanity. The narrative delves into a dystopian future where aliens pose a significant threat, leading to a mission that aims to eliminate the human population through means of deception and violence. The plot follows a character, initially disguising himself as General Spicer, who infiltrates the Pentagon to further an agenda of mass destruction against Earth’s inhabitants. As the story unfolds, he successfully assumes the identity of Secretary Bartlett after eliminating the real ones, showcasing his training and purpose to dismantle the human race. The novel climaxes with the destruction of the Master Machine — a system controlling all human functions — which then stops the functioning of its humanoid robots, effectively ending humanity’s existence. In the aftermath, two survivors ponder the future of their kind and what opportunities await them on a new world, leaving readers to reflect on the broader implications of reliance on technology and the nature of humanity itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Sabotage -- Fiction Pentagon (Va.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 53584 2025-07-24T08:34:32.096109 text/html 29888 2024-10-17T15:15:55 text/html 102620 2025-07-24T08:34:33.912121 application/epub+zip 101473 2025-07-24T08:34:32.467135 application/epub+zip 85818 2025-07-24T08:34:32.253064 application/epub+zip 137614 2025-07-24T08:34:35.154069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130233 2025-07-24T08:34:33.712102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114749 2022-09-27T14:17:11.361613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47127 2025-07-24T08:34:31.992110 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27427 2024-10-17T15:15:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16769 2025-07-24T08:34:35.296056 application/rdf+xml 29841 2025-07-24T08:34:32.341060 image/jpeg 4568 2025-07-24T08:34:32.295079 image/jpeg 317067 2025-07-24T08:34:32.106136 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