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 Project Gutenberg 2010-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 87 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Frigid Fracas Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Frigid Fracas" by Mack Reynolds is a novel written in the early 1960s. The story is set in a future society where caste systems prevail, leading to a status-driven culture defined by public perception rather than personal merit. Major Joseph Mauser, the main character, navigates this complex social hierarchy as he grapples with his ambitions to rise to a higher caste, facing the realities of his profession as a mercenary in a world obsessed with televised violence and heroic personas. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to Major Mauser, who finds himself inebriated at a military club, contemplating his social standing and ambitions. A conversation with the Telly reporter Freddy Soligen reveals a cynical commentary on how media portrayals shape public perception of heroism. Mauser's desire for recognition and advancement leads him to forge a dubious partnership with Soligen, who proposes a plan that involves risking his life in a dangerous fracas to gain fame. The opening sets the stage for a critique of the intersection between media, militarism, and the pursuit of status, while exploring themes of ambition, identity, and societal class distinctions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Soldiers -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 263089 263097 2024-09-13T07:58:52.317117 2023-09-13T12:38:26.604922 text/html text/html 262202 2010-01-18T09:28:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 523748 2010-01-18T09:29:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 595122 2024-09-13T07:58:57.754119 application/epub+zip 600172 2024-09-13T07:58:53.710127 application/epub+zip 151224 2024-09-13T07:58:52.860149 application/epub+zip 715688 2024-09-13T07:59:00.830076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696088 2024-09-13T07:58:57.021084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249351 2022-09-14T09:35:55.486256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250360 250257 2024-09-13T07:58:51.723145 2023-09-13T12:38:25.937917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 250178 2010-01-18T09:28:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96374 2010-01-18T09:29:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 250169 2010-01-18T09:29:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96308 2010-01-18T09:29:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21064 2024-09-13T07:59:00.968098 application/rdf+xml 10022 2024-09-13T07:58:53.208093 image/jpeg 2805 2024-09-13T07:58:53.032106 image/jpeg 577408 2024-09-13T07:58:52.365139 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia