Project Gutenberg 2007-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 109 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly The Pirates of Ersatz Produced from Astounding Science Fiction February, March and April 1959. Produced by Greg Weeks, V. L. Simpson, Bruce Albrecht and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Pirates of Ersatz" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows Bron Hoddan, an ambitious young man from the pirate planet of Zan who dreams of becoming a successful electronic engineer on the civilized planet Walden. Unfortunately, Hoddan finds himself framed for murder after his invention unintentionally kills a man, compelling him to navigate a series of absurd adventures in a society where conformity reigns supreme and creativity is viewed as a threat. At the start of the narrative, we meet Bron Hoddan as he embarks on a dangerous journey to the planet Walden, hoping to leave behind his life as a space pirate. Upon arrival, he becomes embroiled in unintended chaos after his invention, originally created to improve the planet's power grid, inadvertently results in a fatal accident. This sets off a comical yet precarious chain of events involving misunderstandings with the local authorities, his friend Derec, and the charming but complicated girl, Nedda. As he desperately tries to clear his name, Hoddan confronts the absurdities of a society that prizes stability and conformity over innovation, leading to a series of daring escapes and confrontations that blend humor with sharp social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24035/24035-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Engineers -- Fiction Space pirates -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 385218 385228 2024-09-10T09:59:39.228574 2023-09-11T03:36:01.625029 text/html text/html 385331 2021-01-03T05:43:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 896003 2021-01-03T05:43:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 872389 2024-09-10T09:59:49.297515 application/epub+zip 878993 2024-09-10T09:59:42.385542 application/epub+zip 221100 2024-09-10T09:59:39.515563 application/epub+zip 1833911 2024-09-10T09:59:53.066533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1806982 2024-09-10T09:59:46.368504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313640 2022-09-11T08:08:59.331586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371549 371426 2024-09-10T09:59:38.510585 2023-09-11T03:36:00.828045 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 371334 2021-01-03T05:43:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140500 2021-01-03T05:43:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20105 2024-09-10T09:59:53.214488 application/rdf+xml 25861 2024-09-10T09:59:39.605531 image/jpeg 4290 2024-09-10T09:59:39.560526 image/jpeg 861776 2024-09-10T09:59:39.291573 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 en.wikipedia