Project Gutenberg 2008-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 103 Budrys, Algis 1931 2008 Budrys, Algirdas Jonas Scarff, William Hodgkins, David C. Van Dongen, H. R. 1920 2010 Van Dongen, Henry Richard Dongen, H. R. Van Dongen, van Citadel Reading ease score: 75.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Citadel" by Algis Budrys is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The book explores themes of human interaction, societal structures, and the complexities of extraterrestrial relations through the lens of an oppressive galactic bureaucracy. Its narrative follows individuals grappling with personal and societal responsibilities amidst the vastness of space, highlighting the struggles between personal desires and the demands of an intricate political landscape. The story centers on Martin Holliday, an aging man who seeks peace by colonizing a planet, only to become entangled in the machinations of the Solar Union's government, which is increasingly threatened by the ambitions of an alien civilization, the Dovenilids. As Holliday attempts to secure a final refuge, he unwittingly becomes a pawn in a larger game of interstellar politics, necessitating a close examination of his situation by Secretary Marlowe and his assistant Mead. They manipulate circumstances for their own purposes while trying to navigate an impending confrontation with the intelligent but ruthless Dovenilids. This narrative not only examines the personal costs of ambition and the quest for autonomy but also critiques the absurdities of bureaucratic governance and the often chaotic nature of human endeavors in the galaxy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Space colonies -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 83411 83420 2024-10-11T09:10:33.977779 2023-09-11T11:37:03.773001 text/html text/html 80195 2021-01-03T22:44:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 104243 2021-01-03T22:44:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163430 2024-10-11T09:10:39.413225 application/epub+zip 162731 2024-10-11T09:10:36.317755 application/epub+zip 118802 2024-10-11T09:10:34.871756 application/epub+zip 350110 2024-10-11T09:10:41.443226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256960 2024-10-11T09:10:38.401235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128347 2022-09-12T08:27:40.964507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73665 73564 2024-10-11T09:10:33.568749 2023-09-11T11:37:03.495956 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 73559 2021-01-03T22:44:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 28597 2021-01-03T22:44:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 73550 2021-01-03T22:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28574 2021-01-03T22:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23040 2024-10-11T09:10:41.591227 application/rdf+xml 8676 2024-10-11T09:10:35.436759 image/jpeg 2386 2024-10-11T09:10:35.154741 image/jpeg 163564 2024-10-11T09:10:33.993751 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