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 Project Gutenberg 2021-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 128 Brittain, William J. Meilink Murderer's Base Produced from Planet Stories Summer 1948 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Murderer's Base" by William J. Brittain is a science fiction thriller written in the late 1940s. The story unfolds in the vastness of space, centering on the theme of betrayal and murder among space workers as one character plots to eliminate his partner in order to seize a lucrative mineral deposit. The book explores the psychological tension of the characters as they navigate their lonely and perilous work on asteroid mining missions. In the narrative, Joe Berne, a desperate and ambitious worker, decides to kill his cautious partner, Sam Hervey, to gain full control of a valuable uranium deposit they discovered. As Berne attempts to orchestrate what appears to be an accident in the void of space, he faces unexpected challenges, as Hervey proves to be far more astute and resilient than he anticipated. The story escalates into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, where Berne’s plans spiral out of control, ultimately leading to a harrowing confrontation. The tale explores themes of greed, survival, and the psychological toll of isolation, leaving readers contemplating the lengths to which one might go when driven by desperation and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Attempted murder -- Fiction Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 59509 2025-07-25T12:26:10.764245 text/html 35688 2024-10-18T10:30:17 text/html 449569 2025-07-25T12:26:12.774266 application/epub+zip 448382 2025-07-25T12:26:11.194240 application/epub+zip 87421 2025-07-25T12:26:10.950312 application/epub+zip 487079 2025-07-25T12:26:14.096287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479397 2025-07-25T12:26:12.518395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118654 2022-09-29T05:08:34.790032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52905 2025-07-25T12:26:10.652308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33101 2024-10-18T10:30:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17137 2025-07-25T12:26:14.234224 application/rdf+xml 31570 2025-07-25T12:26:11.055264 image/jpeg 5242 2025-07-25T12:26:11.002230 image/jpeg 456606 2025-07-25T12:26:10.777236 application/octet-stream application/zip