Project Gutenberg 2021-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 139 Walton, Bryce 1918 1988 O'Hara, Kenneth Vestal, Herman B. 1916 2007 Vestal, H. B. (Herman B.) Vestal, Herman Beeson Beeson Doomsday 257 A.G.! Produced from Planet Stories May 1952 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Doomsday 257 A.G.!," by Bryce Walton, is a science fiction novelet written in the early 1950s. The book presents a dystopian future in which humanity is ruled by a mechanical entity known as the Gray God, which enforces a static society stripped of progress or hope. The plot combines elements of adventure and rebellion, focusing on themes of memory, identity, and resistance against oppressive control. The story centers on Cadmus, who is on a mission to destroy the Gray God and free humanity from its hegemony. Suffering from amnesia, he embarks on a perilous journey, aided by various characters like Zaleel, a dancer, and Johlan, a scientist. As the dawn of a significant worship event for the Gray God approaches, Cadmus must infiltrate the council tower and submit a tape that will trigger the machine's destruction. However, he soon uncovers a convoluted plot involving his father's legacy and betrayal by those he trusted most. The explosive climax reveals the depths of manipulation and the stark choice between inevitable chaos and authentic freedom for the three worlds governed by the Machine. Ultimately, Cadmus must confront the consequences of his actions, as well as the potential for new beginnings amidst the ruins of a decaying system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Revolutions -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 87344 2025-07-25T13:03:05.634207 text/html 64019 2024-10-18T11:25:50 text/html 379959 2025-07-25T13:03:07.872224 application/epub+zip 378766 2025-07-25T13:03:06.083188 application/epub+zip 90127 2025-07-25T13:03:05.827201 application/epub+zip 423771 2025-07-25T13:03:09.300188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416221 2025-07-25T13:03:07.600215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127579 2022-09-29T06:18:24.862712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80333 2025-07-25T13:03:05.483219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60514 2024-10-18T11:25:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17598 2025-07-25T13:03:09.447198 application/rdf+xml 34324 2025-07-25T13:03:05.931257 image/jpeg 5617 2025-07-25T13:03:05.877195 image/jpeg 504157 2025-07-25T13:03:05.649250 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