Project Gutenberg 2007-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 92 Smith, Evelyn E. 1922 2000 Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. The Blue Tower Produced from Galaxy, February, 1958. Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Blue Tower" by Evelyn E. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book explores the themes of control, societal happiness, and the complexities of human relationships under a seemingly benevolent alien rule. It centers around Ludovick Eversole, a poet living in a society governed by the Belphins, enigmatic beings who claim to care for humanity through the power of love. The narrative follows Ludovick as he navigates his loyalty to the Belphins while grappling with the suspicious activities of his girlfriend Corisande’s relatives, who are involved in a conspiracy against the alien rulers. As he becomes increasingly entangled in their plots, Ludovick is faced with a moral dilemma: to uphold the status quo of his society or to betray those he loves by informing the Belphins about the impending danger. Ultimately, his pursuit to confront the Belphin of Belphins leads to tragic consequences, culminating in the destruction of the Belphin leadership and the ensuing chaos that follows. The story serves as a cautionary tale about the seductive nature of power, the costs of betrayal, and the unpredictable implications of human emotions in the face of authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 57368 57373 2024-10-10T06:52:34.437385 2023-09-10T09:45:31.644151 text/html text/html 54700 2007-10-20T10:32:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 74449 2007-10-20T10:32:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 138563 2024-10-10T06:52:38.343368 application/epub+zip 137315 2024-10-10T06:52:36.077395 application/epub+zip 78887 2024-10-10T06:52:35.006373 application/epub+zip 205938 2024-10-10T06:52:40.025364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199478 2024-10-10T06:52:37.740370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115633 2022-08-11T03:48:45.784440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51118 51036 2024-10-10T06:52:34.121393 2023-09-10T09:45:31.426145 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 51000 2007-10-20T10:32:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19839 2007-10-20T10:32:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20606 2024-10-10T06:52:40.190348 application/rdf+xml 9988 2024-10-10T06:52:35.543373 image/jpeg 2815 2024-10-10T06:52:35.272374 image/jpeg 130335 2024-10-10T06:52:34.446383 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia