Project Gutenberg 2021-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 117 Marlowe, Stephen 1928 2008 Lesser, Milton Thames, C. H. Ridgway, Jason Chase, Adam Wilder, Stephen Granger, Darius John Lesser, Milt Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Centauri Vengeance Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1956 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Centauri Vengeance" by Darius John Granger is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The book explores themes of power, guilt, and the psychological consequences of ruthless ambition, centering on the character George Haven, a powerful man in the galaxy who returns to Centauri VII, where his dark past intertwines with his present. The narrative delves into Haven’s struggles with his past and the tensions that arise during his reunion with people from that time. The story follows George Haven as he returns to Centauri VII with his young wife, Louise, only to confront the ghosts of his past centered around the murder of his former partner, Drexell Tolliver. While trying to maintain his powerful persona, Haven is haunted by the thought of Tolliver’s preserved body still visible deep within a glacier, a secret that could ruin him. As tensions rise during a reunion dinner with former associates who are aware of his crime, Louise unexpectedly reveals herself to be Tolliver’s daughter, leading to a suspenseful confrontation. The story escalates as Haven's past actions threaten to unravel, culminating in a frantic attempt to escape the consequences of his ruthlessness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Revenge -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 43972 2025-07-26T06:31:42.920460 text/html 20199 2024-10-18T14:38:00 text/html 470517 2025-07-26T06:31:45.134424 application/epub+zip 469344 2025-07-26T06:31:43.484482 application/epub+zip 81408 2025-07-26T06:31:43.151433 application/epub+zip 502876 2025-07-26T06:31:46.484469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495561 2025-07-26T06:31:44.881451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107762 2022-09-29T15:09:25.130612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37825 2025-07-26T06:31:42.793492 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18012 2024-10-18T14:38:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17556 2025-07-26T06:31:46.621455 application/rdf+xml 30767 2025-07-26T06:31:43.310434 image/jpeg 5011 2025-07-26T06:31:43.228453 image/jpeg 1362830 2025-07-26T06:31:42.944467 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