Project Gutenberg 2021-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 116 Oberfield, William Oberfield, Bill Escape From Pluto Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1947 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Escape From Pluto" by William Oberfield is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. Set in the year 2200 A.D., the story follows Marcius Kemble, a deposed dictator from Mars, who finds himself exiled to the desolate and icy landscape of Pluto. The narrative explores themes of revenge, power, and the consequences of ambition as Kemble grapples with his fate and contemplates his return to power. The plot centers around Marcius Kemble's struggle for survival and his desires for vengeance against those who exiled him. Initially, he rages against his situation, cursing his enemies back on Earth. Unexpectedly, he encounters the intelligent and strange inhabitants of Pluto, who have a different understanding of existence. They plan to dispose of him but underestimating his cunning. Upon being taught to pilot a small ship back to Earth, Kemble's dreams of revenge seem within reach. However, the situation quickly spirals out of control as his ship melts in the heat of the Sun, leading to an ironic and tragic end for the once-powerful dictator. The story serves as a commentary on the folly of unchecked ambition and the limits of power in the face of natural laws. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space flight -- Fiction Exiles -- Fiction Pluto (Dwarf planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 43020 2025-06-25T10:20:50.446528 text/html 19074 2024-10-18T09:42:00 text/html 412074 2025-06-25T10:20:52.177502 application/epub+zip 410897 2025-06-25T10:20:50.932521 application/epub+zip 81226 2025-06-25T10:20:50.615491 application/epub+zip 443851 2025-06-25T10:20:53.281481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436757 2025-06-25T10:20:51.979469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107259 2022-09-28T22:46:32.694975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36768 2025-06-25T10:20:50.360512 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16982 2024-10-18T09:42:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16994 2025-06-25T10:20:53.398477 application/rdf+xml 27785 2025-06-25T10:20:50.718469 image/jpeg 4913 2025-06-25T10:20:50.668476 image/jpeg 518823 2025-06-25T10:20:50.462480 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