Project Gutenberg 2010-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 72 Walton, Bryce 1918 1988 O'Hara, Kenneth Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly The Victor Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Victor" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction novel published in the early 1950s. The story is set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian regime, referred to as the Managerials, exerts control over society using advanced technology and psychological manipulation. The narrative explores themes of individualism, rebellion, and the struggle against dehumanizing systems. The protagonist, Charles Marquis, finds himself imprisoned in a stark work colony on the Moon after being captured while resisting the oppressive regime. Faced with a system designed to strip prisoners of their identities and autonomy, Marquis attempts to retain his humanity through the only means left—suicide. However, each attempt fails, as he learns that the Managers possess the technology to resurrect him, rendering his struggle seemingly futile. Throughout his harrowing experiences, he develops a plan with another prisoner, No. 4901, to ultimately defeat the system by allowing one of them to die for good. The novel culminates in a profound reflection on the nature of freedom, with Marquis's efforts sparking hope for a future where individuality can triumph over oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32903/32903-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Dystopias -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction Penal colonies -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 64254 64264 2024-09-14T04:58:58.240622 2023-09-14T09:50:46.376746 text/html text/html 60787 2021-01-06T18:41:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 164174 2021-01-06T18:41:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 174129 2024-09-14T04:59:00.376654 application/epub+zip 173148 2024-09-14T04:58:58.754661 application/epub+zip 86352 2024-09-14T04:58:58.487638 application/epub+zip 211343 2024-09-14T04:59:01.731606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203923 2024-09-14T04:59:00.058713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117350 2022-09-15T06:49:56.129009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56081 55985 2024-09-14T04:58:58.085659 2023-09-14T09:50:46.231736 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 55946 2021-01-06T18:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21440 2021-01-06T18:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20378 2024-09-14T04:59:01.865619 application/rdf+xml 20506 2024-09-14T04:58:58.558620 image/jpeg 4246 2024-09-14T04:58:58.522644 image/jpeg 164362 2024-09-14T04:58:58.252617 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 en.wikipedia