Project Gutenberg 2016-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 71 Purdom, Tom 1936 Purdom, Thomas Edward Purdom, Thomas E. Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally Sordman the Protector Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sordman the Protector" by Tom Purdom is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative explores themes of power, responsibility, and the complexities of human emotions in a futuristic society where psionics, or psychic abilities, play a critical role. The story revolves around Andrew Sordman, a talented psionic adept known as a "Talent," who is tasked with protecting people from the misuse of these extraordinary powers. In this gripping tale, Sordman faces the challenge of addressing two murders connected to a young girl accused of witchcraft. As he investigates, he confronts the emotional turmoil and fear of those around him, navigating through the psyche of both the innocent and the guilty. His journey takes him through encounters with various individuals, including frightened townsfolk and potential suspects, revealing the deep-rooted fears and desires that influence their actions. Ultimately, Sordman's role as Protector is tested as he must find a way to save the girl while also containing a dangerous individual driven by jealousy and insanity, illustrating the delicate balance between power and compassion in a world rife with fear and misunderstanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 74961 74967 2024-09-21T12:37:12.286168 2023-09-22T09:37:12.937067 text/html text/html 71692 2016-03-14T11:26:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii 394323 2016-03-14T11:26:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 437498 2024-09-21T12:37:14.765200 application/epub+zip 437189 2024-09-21T12:37:12.723174 application/epub+zip 82948 2024-09-21T12:37:12.482175 application/epub+zip 479217 2024-09-21T12:37:16.251185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471861 2024-09-21T12:37:14.435166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118120 2022-09-23T12:21:18.913978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66766 66671 2024-09-21T12:37:12.066183 2023-09-22T09:37:12.654031 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66665 2016-03-14T11:26:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25809 2016-03-14T11:26:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19982 2024-09-21T12:37:16.379149 application/rdf+xml 25355 2024-09-21T12:37:12.554173 image/jpeg 4369 2024-09-21T12:37:12.518169 image/jpeg 395360 2024-09-21T12:37:12.304190 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