Project Gutenberg 2023-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 153 Del Rey, Lester 1915 1993 Rey, Lester del Knapp, Leonard Murphy, C. A. (Cornelius Anthony) 1898 1984 Murphy, Cornelius Anthony Imitation of death $aUnited States :$bColumbia Publications, Inc., $c1950. Produced from Future combined with Science Fiction Stories May-June 1950 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Imitation of Death" by Lester Del Rey is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The book delves into themes of identity and manipulation, exploring the moral implications of creating perfect duplicates of individuals for nefarious purposes. It presents a futuristic setting where advanced technology allows for the imitation of human beings, leading to dangerous political maneuvers. The story revolves around Max Fleigh and his accomplice, Slim, as they plot to overthrow Councilman Curtis using a similacrum—a highly realistic double created by the enigmatic Jeremiah Greek. As the plan unfolds, Fleigh feels confident that he can manipulate events to secure the power of the Plutarchy. However, as the similacrum begins to function independently, it presents unforeseen challenges that threaten Fleigh's plans. The climax reveals a twist where Fleigh faces the consequences of underestimating both Greek and his own creation, resulting in a tense confrontation that explores the complexities of loyalty and betrayal. Overall, the novel raises questions about the nature of reality and the moral lines that can be crossed in the pursuit of power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220528134305delrey 1950 US Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Political fiction Androids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 65505 2025-07-28T04:03:52.901532 text/html 64596 2023-03-22T05:51:43 text/html 520465 2025-07-28T04:03:56.194513 application/epub+zip 519213 2025-07-28T04:03:54.306566 application/epub+zip 170446 2025-07-28T04:03:53.461535 application/epub+zip 1082142 2025-07-28T04:03:57.605504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1074329 2025-07-28T04:03:55.664543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58150 2025-07-28T04:03:52.723549 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57897 2023-03-22T05:51:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19155 2025-07-28T04:03:57.759497 application/rdf+xml 31673 2025-07-28T04:03:53.850537 image/jpeg 5387 2025-07-28T04:03:53.653518 image/jpeg 22722 2023-03-22T05:51:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 1997671 2023-03-22T05:51:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 2004424 2025-07-28T04:03:52.930541 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 More titles under McCann, Edson en.wikipedia