Project Gutenberg 2024-07-27 Public domain in the USA. 98 Gault, William Campbell 1910 1995 Gault, William C. The woman obsession $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Woman Obsession" by William Campbell Gault is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story is set against the backdrop of space travel, particularly on the Mars-Jupiter run, exploring themes of desire and the human condition in a futuristic world. The narrative is a mix of adventure and psychological exploration, focusing on the interactions and conflicts between the characters as they grapple with their obsessions and societal norms. The plot revolves around Johnny "Horse" Collins, a Level-One navigator who becomes captivated by a vision of a beautiful woman on a nonexistent asteroid, leading to tension and insubordination aboard the spaceship. Sam, the ship's pilot and a voice of discipline, struggles with his feelings of control and the societal implications of their journey where women are scarce. As the narrative progresses, the men confront their desires and the consequences of their actions, culminating in a trial that alters their fates. Eventually, the true nature of the woman—the rebellious Elsbeth Parrish—emerges, challenging their understanding of life, love, and human connection in the vastness of space. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240310130032gault 1954 US Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space ships -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 50834 2025-06-29T09:24:30.237985 text/html 26404 2024-07-27T06:44:51 text/html 252497 2025-06-29T09:24:33.335930 application/epub+zip 251287 2025-06-29T09:24:31.572958 application/epub+zip 251287 2025-06-29T09:24:30.737973 application/epub+zip 1064727 2025-06-29T09:24:34.616922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058127 2025-06-29T09:24:32.806937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43392 2025-06-29T09:24:30.110949 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23585 2024-07-27T06:44:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16286 2025-06-29T09:24:34.739916 application/rdf+xml 26728 2025-06-29T09:24:31.110973 image/jpeg 4486 2025-06-29T09:24:30.921946 image/jpeg 1228037 2025-06-29T09:24:30.254927 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