Project Gutenberg 2016-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 112 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Nodel, Norman 1922 2000 Yeshaya, Nochem Spaceman on a Spree Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Spaceman on a Spree" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the celebrated yet reluctant space pilot Seymour Pond, who has just retired after making six trips exploring the planets. As part of an Ultrawelfare State where the pursuit of adventure has waned in favor of safety and complacency, Pond faces the existential dilemma of whether the exploration of space or the comfort of his newfound retirement is more important. The narrative follows Seymour Pond as he indulges in a lavish spree in Manhattan to celebrate his retirement, only to find himself caught in a whirlwind of excitement and excess. He encounters Natalie Paskov, a beautiful woman who shares his interest in space, but their night together spirals out of control as she leads him to a high-stakes gambling scene. In the aftermath, Seymour wakes up to find he has lost not only his money but also his sense of security. The story explores themes of adventure, societal complacency, and the psychological toll of space travel, ultimately raising important questions about ambition and the human spirit's relationship with exploration and comfort. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Astronauts -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 68667 68672 2024-09-22T05:48:53.629075 2023-09-23T04:26:48.116134 text/html text/html 65306 2016-09-06T06:32:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 392856 2016-09-06T06:32:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 433464 2024-09-22T05:48:55.638056 application/epub+zip 432384 2024-09-22T05:48:54.037061 application/epub+zip 90744 2024-09-22T05:48:53.815096 application/epub+zip 472838 2024-09-22T05:48:57.024035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465838 2024-09-22T05:48:55.405046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124783 2022-09-24T04:20:54.083292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61478 61383 2024-09-22T05:48:53.482062 2023-09-23T04:26:47.837136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 61739 2016-09-06T06:32:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24186 2016-09-06T06:32:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19376 2024-09-22T05:48:57.146053 application/rdf+xml 24641 2024-09-22T05:48:53.883115 image/jpeg 4036 2024-09-22T05:48:53.852050 image/jpeg 393752 2024-09-22T05:48:53.647103 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