Project Gutenberg 2008-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 59 Fontenay, Charles L. 1917 2007 Fontenay, Charles Louis The Jupiter Weapon Produced by Greg Weeks, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Jupiter Weapon" by Charles L. Fontenay is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. Set in a futuristic context, the book explores themes of identity, human nature, and the implications of advanced technology through the eyes of its characters. The primary focus is on the story of Quest Mansard, a man with incredible strength and an intriguing background that raises questions about his humanity. The novel follows Trella Nuspar, who finds herself in a perilous situation while out with her inebriated companion, Motwick, in the rough part of Jupiter's View on Ganymede. She encounters Quest Mansard, who unexpectedly comes to her aid despite his reluctance to engage physically due to an unexplained aversion to violence. As Trella gets to know Quest, she grapples with her blossoming feelings for him while uncovering his unusual origins—potentially as an android created by his father, Dr. Mansard. Throughout the story, Quest's extraordinary attributes and emotional detachment come into conflict, leading to a dramatic revelation about his purpose and past, resulting in a blend of action, romance, and philosophical questions about what it truly means to be human. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 56318 56327 2024-09-12T04:18:27.550726 2023-09-12T08:00:53.835022 text/html text/html 54106 2008-12-22T09:12:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 20466 2008-12-22T09:12:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 71386 2024-09-12T04:18:30.705648 application/epub+zip 70252 2024-09-12T04:18:28.747692 application/epub+zip 70252 2024-09-12T04:18:27.993671 application/epub+zip 165170 2024-09-12T04:18:32.213716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157346 2024-09-12T04:18:30.219645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157575 2022-09-12T16:09:04.668900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49122 49029 2024-09-12T04:18:27.331727 2023-09-12T08:00:53.639983 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48967 2008-12-22T09:12:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18605 2008-12-22T09:12:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18786 2024-09-12T04:18:32.340635 application/rdf+xml 13488 2024-09-12T04:18:28.330661 image/jpeg 3502 2024-09-12T04:18:28.159656 image/jpeg 71336 2024-09-12T04:18:27.556687 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