Project Gutenberg 2023-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 125 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Rose, William (William F.) 1909 1972 Rose, William F. Rose, Bill Hellflower $aUnited States :$bPyramid Publications, Inc.,$c1953. Different from version published earlier, #69124. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hellflower" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Charles Farradyne, a disgraced space pilot who is entangled in a deadly game involving a powerful and intoxicating flower known as the Hellflower, which has the ability to manipulate human desires. As Farradyne grapples with his past and seeks redemption, he is drawn into a dangerous world where emotions can lead to destruction, making for a gripping narrative filled with intrigue and moral complexity. The opening of the novel introduces us to Charles Farradyne, a once-esteemed pilot who has fallen from grace after a tragic accident involving the spacecraft Semiramide, which resulted in the death of thirty-three people. Lost in the squalor of Venus, he meets Howard Clevis from the Solar Anti-Narcotics Department, who offers him a chance to regain his former life by infiltrating a criminal gang involved in trafficking the Hellflower. As Farradyne navigates his new reality, he encounters the complicated and emotionally charged presence of Norma Hannon, a woman whose life has been irrevocably altered by the substance he seeks to dismantle. Their tumultuous relationship sets the stage for a thrilling exploration of addiction, hatred, and the quest for redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220602173420smith 1953 US Reading ease score: 82.2 (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 418167 2025-06-27T12:20:38.376071 text/html 393367 2024-10-19T03:31:06 text/html 404760 2025-06-27T12:20:44.302042 application/epub+zip 410603 2025-06-27T12:20:39.951045 application/epub+zip 301144 2025-06-27T12:20:39.004043 application/epub+zip 922686 2025-06-27T12:20:47.488009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 910082 2025-06-27T12:20:43.690026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398859 2025-06-27T12:20:37.594052 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 379002 2024-10-19T03:31:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17948 2025-06-27T12:20:47.626015 application/rdf+xml 18011 2025-06-27T12:20:39.396061 image/jpeg 3222 2025-06-27T12:20:39.199046 image/jpeg 2043800 2025-06-27T12:20:38.427097 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