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Title: Burden the hand
Original Publication: New York, NY: Royal Publications, Inc., 1958.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Burden the Hand" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story focuses on themes of deception, technology, and legacy, centering around a conflict that arises from a family’s hidden secrets and advanced scientific knowledge. It intertwines elements of suspense, as various characters vie for power surrounding the potential recovery of groundbreaking inventions. The plot revolves around Nikki Varden, a young woman who finds herself held captive by Jerome Van Ostrand, who has nefarious plans connected to her deceased father’s inventions. Nikki, alongside several other characters, learns that her father has been alive in a state of suspended animation and that his legacy involves a powerful mind control device. The narrative builds tension as Van Ostrand attempts to manipulate Nikki to access her father’s secrets for immortality. In a twist, it is revealed that the true protagonist has been hiding in plain sight, as he navigates through a web of deception to protect Nikki and reclaim his identity, ensuring that dangerous technologies do not fall into the wrong hands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Garrett, Randall, 1927-1987
Illustrator: Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990
EBook No.: 72079
Published: Nov 9, 2023
Downloads: 91
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Burden the hand
Original Publication: New York, NY: Royal Publications, Inc., 1958.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Burden the Hand" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story focuses on themes of deception, technology, and legacy, centering around a conflict that arises from a family’s hidden secrets and advanced scientific knowledge. It intertwines elements of suspense, as various characters vie for power surrounding the potential recovery of groundbreaking inventions. The plot revolves around Nikki Varden, a young woman who finds herself held captive by Jerome Van Ostrand, who has nefarious plans connected to her deceased father’s inventions. Nikki, alongside several other characters, learns that her father has been alive in a state of suspended animation and that his legacy involves a powerful mind control device. The narrative builds tension as Van Ostrand attempts to manipulate Nikki to access her father’s secrets for immortality. In a twist, it is revealed that the true protagonist has been hiding in plain sight, as he navigates through a web of deception to protect Nikki and reclaim his identity, ensuring that dangerous technologies do not fall into the wrong hands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Garrett, Randall, 1927-1987
Illustrator: Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990
EBook No.: 72079
Published: Nov 9, 2023
Downloads: 91
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.