Baker's Dozens by Jim Harmon

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Author Harmon, Jim, 1933-2010
Title Baker's Dozens
Note Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary "Baker's Dozens" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction short story published in the late 1950s. The narrative centers around a character named Baker, often characterized as a renegade and self-styled 'Robin Hood' of space, whose actions against extraterrestrial exploitation spark a complex tale involving multiple identities and moral dilemmas. The story delves into themes of identity, justice, and the consequences of one's actions in a universe filled with diverse alien cultures. In the story, Baker navigates various worlds and encounters challenges that test his beliefs and motives. Initially depicted as a pirate seeking to liberate alien minds from Earth’s propaganda, he becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue involving duplicity and survival. Baker's encounters lead to his accidental duplication through a malfunctioning teleportation device, creating multiple versions of himself in the process. This culminates in a surreal confrontation regarding the nature of identity, as the original Baker and his copies grapple with their existence and purpose. The story concludes with the realization that Baker has effectively 'died' in numerous ways across the galaxies, leaving behind disparate versions of himself continuing his mission of aiding the oppressed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Short stories
Subject Criminals -- Fiction
Subject Identity -- Fiction
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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