Project Gutenberg 2022-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 158 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The hellflower $aUnited States :$bBetter Publications, Inc.,$c1952. Different from version published later, #69762. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Hellflower" by George O. Smith is a novel written in the early 1950s. This science fiction narrative revolves around a disgraced space pilot, Charles Farradyne, who is approached by Howard Clevis from the Solar Anti-Narcotic Department for a risky job. The story seems to explore themes of redemption, substance addiction, and the consequences of one’s past decisions in a futuristic setting where space travel is commonplace. At the start of the book, we find Charles Farradyne living in the desperate conditions of a fungus field on Venus, having lost his pilot's license after a tragic accident that caused numerous fatalities, including a significant loss related to narcotics operations. When Clevis arrives to offer him a new chance—alongside a forged pilot's license—Farradyne grapples with his bitter memories and the weight of his reputation. As he reluctantly accepts the job to infiltrate a drug operation tied to the dangerous love lotus, the narrative sets the stage for tension, personal conflict, and the exploration of Farradyne's character as he navigates through his past mistakes and the gritty underworld he’s being drawn back into. The opening hints at both exciting space adventures and deep emotional undertones as Farradyne embarks on what could be a path to redemption or further despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220522090225smith 1952 US Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Drug traffic -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Drug addicts -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 319242 2025-06-27T09:53:44.122525 text/html 299041 2024-10-19T01:20:44 text/html 685821 2025-06-27T09:53:49.403523 application/epub+zip 690398 2025-06-27T09:53:45.634472 application/epub+zip 306534 2025-06-27T09:53:44.754501 application/epub+zip 1382719 2025-06-27T09:53:52.161433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1372601 2025-06-27T09:53:48.828518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306602 2025-06-27T09:53:43.531513 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286729 2024-10-19T01:20:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17884 2025-06-27T09:53:52.292452 application/rdf+xml 28709 2025-06-27T09:53:45.120467 image/jpeg 4621 2025-06-27T09:53:44.934490 image/jpeg 2167882 2025-06-27T09:53:44.170510 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