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 2015-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 104 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Master of Life and Death Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Master of Life and Death" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novel written in the late 20th century. The story is set in the 23rd century and follows Roy Walton, an assistant administrator for the Bureau of Population Equalization—a dystopian organization responsible for managing Earth's overpopulation crisis through cruel measures like euthanasia and forced relocation. As Roy grapples with the moral implications of his job, he faces mounting public backlash and personal dilemmas that force him to confront the darker side of humanity’s struggle for survival. The opening of the novel establishes a society on the brink due to extreme overpopulation, with Walton tasked to enforce population control measures that involve determining who is fit to live and who isn't. As he navigates his responsibilities, he encounters a grieving father, Lyle Prior, whose newborn son is marked for euthanasia due to a perceived genetic flaw. Walton's inner turmoil is intensified as he contemplates sparing Prior's child, an act of rebellion that compromises his career and pits him against the rigid bureaucratic system. The narrative sets the stage for Walton’s moral conflict and the far-reaching consequences of his choices, suggesting a broader commentary on humanity's capacity for compassion amid dire circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Overpopulation -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 308218 308221 2024-09-21T05:54:09.557829 2023-09-22T03:47:07.193195 text/html text/html 308756 2015-11-12T14:05:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii 268261 2015-11-12T14:05:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 289490 2024-09-21T05:54:14.501810 application/epub+zip 294398 2024-09-21T05:54:10.195846 application/epub+zip 192440 2024-09-21T05:54:09.863834 application/epub+zip 410896 2024-09-21T05:54:17.912812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387501 2024-09-21T05:54:14.172855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285704 2022-09-22T18:42:33.642591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290205 290110 2024-09-21T05:54:08.631840 2023-09-22T03:47:06.334661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 290386 2015-11-12T14:05:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112834 2015-11-12T14:05:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19181 2024-09-21T05:54:18.041787 application/rdf+xml 33804 2024-09-21T05:54:09.956837 image/jpeg 5059 2024-09-21T05:54:09.908880 image/jpeg 268505 2024-09-21T05:54:09.587117 application/octet-stream application/zip More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia