Project Gutenberg 2010-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 79 Causey, James 1924 2003 Causey, James Oliver, Jr. Vidmer Vidmer, René Vidmer, Rene Felony Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Felony" by James Causey is a science fiction short story originally published in the mid-20th century, specifically in July 1954. The narrative centers around a character named Vogel, a production manager who becomes entangled in a mysterious scenario involving an unusual and seemingly out-of-place employee named Amenth. The story explores the themes of identity, isolation, and the consequences of one's actions within a workplace setting while delving into the concept of beauty and morality through a science fiction lens. In "Felony," Vogel's life takes a dramatic turn when he encounters Amenth, an enigmatic worker with a hidden past and extraordinary abilities that defy conventional understanding. As Vogel investigates Amenth's background and the strange happenings in his factory, he uncovers a complex relationship between the two characters. Amenth, revealed to be an alien in hiding from a society that deems him a felon, attempts to use his knowledge to create a device for escape. The story culminates in a tense confrontation where Vogel is faced with a choice between fulfilling his aspiration for perfection and recognizing the inherent beauty in imperfection, ultimately leading to a poignant exploration of what it means to belong—and the cost of ambition against the backdrop of a vivid alien world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31922/31922-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 45867 45876 2024-09-13T12:22:50.293988 2023-09-14T06:34:32.344409 text/html text/html 42067 2010-04-08T04:02:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 160853 2010-04-08T04:02:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 154713 2024-09-13T12:22:52.201950 application/epub+zip 153767 2024-09-13T12:22:50.675991 application/epub+zip 82401 2024-09-13T12:22:50.465953 application/epub+zip 189471 2024-09-13T12:22:53.552928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181996 2024-09-13T12:22:52.005979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111884 2022-09-14T15:35:06.290946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38549 38446 2024-09-13T12:22:50.152961 2023-09-14T06:34:32.217403 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 38447 2010-04-08T04:02:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15251 2010-04-08T04:02:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19224 2024-09-13T12:22:53.689965 application/rdf+xml 20030 2024-09-13T12:22:50.540987 image/jpeg 3524 2024-09-13T12:22:50.503967 image/jpeg 169813 2024-09-13T12:22:50.318971 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