Project Gutenberg 2016-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 66 Coppel, Alfred 1921 2004 Gilman, Robert Cham Marin, A. C. Coppel, Alfredo José de Arana-Marini Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Galaxan, Sol Double Standard Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Double Standard" by Alfred Coppel is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of identity, societal roles, and the struggle for equality against a backdrop of space exploration. It takes place in a future where a rigid division exists between those deemed suitable for space colonization and those who are not, mainly based on biological factors. The story follows Kim Hall, who dreams of escaping Earth to pursue a life among the stars. Lacking the physical qualifications required for space travel, he resorts to extreme measures, including altering his appearance and forging documents, to masquerade as a suitable candidate for a spaceship going to Mars. As he boards the Martian Queen, his deception is quickly put to the test when the ship's crew discovers an illegal passenger is aboard. The narrative captures Hall's frantic attempts to evade capture while also exploring the deeper implications of his quest for freedom, revealing the societal injustices that force him—and others like him—to risk everything for a chance to belong among the stars. Ultimately, the novel culminates in a moment of triumph and defiance, suggesting that the dream of equality and freedom is achievable for all, not just the privileged few. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Space flight -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 41529 41533 2024-09-21T12:12:47.750193 2023-09-22T09:14:19.111103 text/html text/html 37736 2016-03-05T07:55:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 220852 2016-03-05T07:55:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 246194 2024-09-21T12:12:49.592158 application/epub+zip 245110 2024-09-21T12:12:48.140168 application/epub+zip 78211 2024-09-21T12:12:47.928199 application/epub+zip 280734 2024-09-21T12:12:50.877156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273324 2024-09-21T12:12:49.309184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104210 2022-09-23T11:30:29.427421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34709 34614 2024-09-21T12:12:47.628206 2023-09-22T09:14:18.936090 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 34637 2016-03-05T07:55:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13537 2016-03-05T07:55:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19564 2024-09-21T12:12:51.002164 application/rdf+xml 25758 2024-09-21T12:12:47.995185 image/jpeg 4341 2024-09-21T12:12:47.961201 image/jpeg 221773 2024-09-21T12:12:47.760227 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