Project Gutenberg 2010-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 154 Farmer, Philip José 1918 2009 Farmer, Philip Jose Rastignac the Devil Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Rastignac the Devil" by Philip José Farmer is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story unfolds in a future where remnants of humanity, having survived an apocalyptic war, navigate complex societal dynamics on a new planet called L'Bawpfey. The main character, Jean-Jacques Rastignac, finds himself imprisoned within a tyrannical society built on oppression and manipulation through an artificial 'Skin' that controls emotions and thoughts, while he dreams of freedom and rebellion against the status quo. The opening of the novel introduces us to Rastignac, the leader of a Legal Underground in the oppressive Kingdom of L'Bawpfey, as he languishes in a dungeon, pondering his desire for true freedom and his philosophical stance advocating violence against the injustices surrounding him. Rastignac's interaction with nearby inmates reveals the tensions between different species—Humans, Ssassarors, and Amphibs—as well as the brewing societal conflict. He grapples with his distaste for the ‘Skins’ that imprison him and his yearning for the mythical Six Flying Stars that symbolize hope and escape. As Rastignac's thoughts on revolution intensify, the stage is set for an exploration of identity, conflict, and the quest for liberation amidst a richly imagined universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31262/31262-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 138765 138775 2024-09-13T09:07:13.602520 2023-09-14T03:41:41.652870 text/html text/html 136435 2010-02-12T11:05:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 95047 2010-02-12T11:05:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 100356 2024-09-13T09:07:16.279984 application/epub+zip 101257 2024-09-13T09:07:14.015476 application/epub+zip 101258 2024-09-13T09:07:13.792516 application/epub+zip 164932 2024-09-13T09:07:18.236962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150415 2024-09-13T09:07:15.994003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150592 2022-09-14T11:02:02.399906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130002 129899 2024-09-13T09:07:13.346522 2023-09-14T03:41:41.416869 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 129825 2010-02-12T11:05:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50791 2010-02-12T11:05:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129816 2010-02-12T11:05:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50767 2010-02-12T11:05:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20274 2024-09-13T09:07:18.367960 application/rdf+xml 28302 2024-09-13T09:07:13.861510 image/jpeg 4748 2024-09-13T09:07:13.826508 image/jpeg 95628 2024-09-13T09:07:13.618482 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