Project Gutenberg 2021-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 109 Mullen, Stanley 1911 1974 Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly The Prison of the Stars Produced from Planet Stories November 1953 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Prison of the Stars" by Stanley Mullen is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The story follows Wilding, a former criminal who finds himself abandoned in space near a rogue asteroid that serves as a prison for the most hardened convicts of the Solar System. The book intricately explores themes of desperation, survival, and the quest for freedom in an unforgiving universe. The plot revolves around Wilding's struggle for survival after being left adrift in space. As he waits for potential rescuers from the prison asteroid known as Alcatraz, he reflects on his tumultuous life, encompassing his upbringing on Venus and his gradual descent into crime. Upon being rescued by fellow convicts, he must establish authority and propose an audacious plan to escape Alcatraz and seek a new life among the stars. Along the way, he navigates the treacherous dynamics of prison society, befriends unconventional allies, and confronts his own limitations and ambitions. Ultimately, "The Prison of the Stars" examines the human spirit's resilience and the need for a fresh start amidst chaos and moral ambiguity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Prisoners -- Fiction Escapes -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 125297 2025-06-25T10:41:19.915000 text/html 102223 2024-10-18T09:57:12 text/html 411047 2025-06-25T10:41:22.269498 application/epub+zip 411828 2025-06-25T10:41:20.395985 application/epub+zip 105619 2025-06-25T10:41:20.129994 application/epub+zip 465142 2025-06-25T10:41:23.863492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456904 2025-06-25T10:41:22.048482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150949 2022-09-28T23:31:24.541656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117379 2025-06-25T10:41:19.736973 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97544 2024-10-18T09:57:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18078 2025-06-25T10:41:23.992448 application/rdf+xml 30404 2025-06-25T10:41:20.231001 image/jpeg 5054 2025-06-25T10:41:20.179981 image/jpeg 522669 2025-06-25T10:41:19.940952 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