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 2010-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 58 Nourse, Alan Edward 1928 1992 Edwards, Al Nourse, Alan E. (Alan Edward) Marley's Chain Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Marley's Chain" by Alan Edward Nourse is a science fiction novel likely written in the early to mid-20th century. Set in a dystopian future following a catastrophic societal upheaval known as the Revolt, the story explores themes of discrimination, identity, and the struggle for survival in a world that has turned against certain groups of people, particularly the "Sharkies," who are seen as marginalized and oppressed. The narrative follows Tam Peters, a man returning to Earth after eight years of forced labor in the asteroid rings. Upon his return, he confronts job discrimination and the harsh realities of a society that has changed drastically. Desperate to find employment, Tam faces repeated rejection and hostility due to his identity as a Sharkie. His attempts to appeal to an old friend, Dave Hawke, who now holds a position of authority in the bureaucratic system, ultimately lead to disillusionment as he realizes the extent of societal prejudice. In a gripping climax, exhausted by the endless struggle, Tam resorts to violence, hoping that a prison sentence offers a form of security and relief compared to a life of relentless hardship and starvation. The story culminates as it poignantly reflects on themes of betrayal, despair, and the enduring scars of systemic injustice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32142/32142-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Race relations -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 60111 60102 2024-11-13T14:01:12.741863 2023-09-14T07:17:51.597383 text/html text/html 56644 2010-04-26T08:55:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 126275 2010-04-26T08:55:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 126013 2024-11-13T14:01:14.575857 application/epub+zip 124926 2024-11-13T14:01:13.088873 application/epub+zip 63941 2024-11-13T14:01:12.898883 application/epub+zip 164245 2024-11-13T14:01:15.938846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156305 2024-11-13T14:01:14.373836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95803 2022-09-14T16:35:05.823802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52871 52768 2024-11-13T14:01:12.612866 2023-09-14T07:17:51.483348 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 52789 2010-04-26T08:55:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20698 2010-04-26T08:55:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20717 2024-11-13T14:01:16.065825 application/rdf+xml 26568 2024-11-13T14:01:12.964864 image/jpeg 4312 2024-11-13T14:01:12.931876 image/jpeg 129932 2024-11-13T14:01:12.757847 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia