Project Gutenberg 2023-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 103 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Burden the hand $aNew York, NY :$bRoyal Publications, Inc., $c1958. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) 20230917073459garrett 1958 US Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 49830 2025-06-28T12:08:04.801802 text/html 25477 2023-11-09T20:00:53 text/html 352971 2025-06-28T12:08:07.891783 application/epub+zip 351749 2025-06-28T12:08:06.134775 application/epub+zip 351749 2025-06-28T12:08:05.298769 application/epub+zip 1226541 2025-06-28T12:08:09.150744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1219491 2025-06-28T12:08:07.377756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43012 2025-06-28T12:08:04.685768 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23217 2023-11-09T20:00:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17425 2025-06-28T12:08:09.279771 application/rdf+xml 35128 2025-06-28T12:08:05.676758 image/jpeg 5262 2025-06-28T12:08:05.484767 image/jpeg 2067633 2025-06-28T12:08:04.827804 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar