Project Gutenberg 2021-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 106 Reinsberg, Mark 1923 1981 Reinsberg, Mark Simon Becker The Three Thieves of Japetus Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1957 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Three Thieves of Japetus" by Mark Reinsberg is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The plot follows a trio of criminals who take control of a cargo space freighter in order to execute a heist involving a valuable shipment of oxygen desperately needed on Titan, one of Saturn's moons. The story explores themes of betrayal, greed, and the dark side of human nature as the thieves navigate both their plans and their relationships with one another. The narrative begins with Jake, Matt, and Henry, who are survivors of a shipwreck, managing to board a large freighter headed for Titan. After taking the crew hostage, they plan to deliver a ransom ultimatum in exchange for the oxygen they believe will fetch a high price. However, tensions rise as they plot against each other, leading to unexpected betrayal. When Henry returns from Titan with the plan supposedly successful, both Jake and Matt reveal their treachery, resulting in a deadly confrontation between them. The story culminates in their mutual demise due to a poisoned whiskey, illustrating the precarious nature of trust among criminals and the inevitable consequences of their actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Criminals -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 35390 2025-07-26T05:26:45.997907 text/html 11506 2024-10-18T14:00:46 text/html 484670 2025-07-26T05:26:48.010898 application/epub+zip 483495 2025-07-26T05:26:46.596898 application/epub+zip 70797 2025-07-26T05:26:46.207923 application/epub+zip 515638 2025-07-26T05:26:49.222918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508534 2025-07-26T05:26:47.753881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95936 2022-09-29T12:58:46.785019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29243 2025-07-26T05:26:45.892909 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9397 2024-10-18T14:00:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16639 2025-07-26T05:26:49.356874 application/rdf+xml 26675 2025-07-26T05:26:46.381897 image/jpeg 4730 2025-07-26T05:26:46.284910 image/jpeg 1194244 2025-07-26T05:26:46.016927 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