Project Gutenberg 2020-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 124 Hasse, Henry 1913 1977 Hasse, Henry Louis Morey, Leo 1889 1965 Morey y Pena, Leopoldo Raul Out of This World Produced from Planet Stories Summer 1942 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Out of This World" by Henry Hasse is a science fiction novella published in the early 1940s, during the burgeoning era of pulp magazines. Set primarily on a harsh prison planet orbiting Jupiter, the story follows the grim existence of inmates under the tyrannical rule of the sadistic overseer, Marnick. The narrative grapples with themes of vengeance, survival, and the psychological toll of oppression. The plot centers around the protagonist, Reed, and his fellow miners who toil in subjugation under Marnick, whose cruel delights include torture and surveillance. As tensions rise among the prisoners, led by the furious McGowan, a plan for escape and revenge against Marnick begins to take shape. The story culminates in a tense climax when the group confronts Marnick, revealing shocking connections between the characters that culminate in tragedy. Themes of madness, moral ambiguity, and the complex nature of revenge weave throughout, making the book a powerful commentary on the human condition in dire circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Revenge -- Fiction Miners -- Fiction Prisoners -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 69427 2025-07-24T14:10:54.129515 text/html 45637 2024-10-18T03:30:45 text/html 259562 2025-07-24T14:10:56.068529 application/epub+zip 258371 2025-07-24T14:10:54.511501 application/epub+zip 86463 2025-07-24T14:10:54.286501 application/epub+zip 298262 2025-07-24T14:10:57.459481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290464 2025-07-24T14:10:55.826487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118867 2022-09-28T04:10:03.231417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62735 2025-07-24T14:10:54.005516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42987 2024-10-18T03:30:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17491 2025-07-24T14:10:57.599483 application/rdf+xml 28590 2025-07-24T14:10:54.367498 image/jpeg 4932 2025-07-24T14:10:54.326486 image/jpeg 565548 2025-07-24T14:10:54.146485 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