Project Gutenberg 2023-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 136 Smith, Richard Rein 1930 Smith, Richard R. (Richard Rein) Rein Smith, Richard Kluga, Richard Kluga, Richard Paul The way out $aNew York, NY :$bRoyal Publications, Inc., $c1958. Produced from Infinity June 1958 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Way Out" by Richard R. Smith is a science fiction narrative likely written during the mid-20th century. The book discusses the psychological and physical struggles faced by soldiers during an interplanetary war between Earth and an alien race known as the Antarians. The primary topic centers around the concept of manipulating the mental state of soldiers to prevent them from divulging critical military information under torture, exploring themes of pain, consciousness, and survival. The story follows Sergeant Murphy and his comrade Hank as they find themselves surrounded by Antarian forces. As they navigate the chaos of battle, Murphy wrestles with the terrifying possibility of being captured and tortured for information. Amidst the uncertainty, he begins to suspect that they may be prisoners posing as soldiers, a thought that sends him into a spiral of paranoia concerning their reality. The narrative culminates in a twist revealing that their captors have devised a method to drive soldiers insane without their awareness, effectively shielding vital secrets. After a series of intense encounters, the war concludes with a victorious outcome for Earth, leading Murphy to embark on a successful new life filled with unexpected opportunities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230916063632smith 1958 US Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories War stories Psychological fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 63463 2025-09-28T11:28:14.287355 text/html 38951 2023-10-19T08:17:35 text/html 296421 2025-09-28T11:28:17.598366 application/epub+zip 295207 2025-09-28T11:28:15.724368 application/epub+zip 200291 2025-09-28T11:28:14.814354 application/epub+zip 985522 2025-09-28T11:28:18.920335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 977850 2025-09-28T11:28:17.041352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55951 2025-09-28T11:28:14.139358 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36161 2023-10-19T08:17:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16690 2025-09-28T11:28:19.047336 application/rdf+xml 25916 2025-09-28T11:28:15.242384 image/jpeg 4368 2025-09-28T11:28:15.018382 image/jpeg 2107013 2025-09-28T11:28:14.313397 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