Project Gutenberg 2023-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 148 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. The last space ship $aUnited States :$bGalaxy Publishing Corp.,$c1949. Kim Rendell Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Part one: The disciplinary circuit -- Part two: The manless worlds -- Part three: The boomerang circuit. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "The Last Space Ship" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Kim Rendell, a man who becomes a pariah on the planet Alphin III after he seeks to dismantle a tyrannical system enforced by the Disciplinary Circuit, a device that maintains order at the cost of individual freedom. The narrative explores themes of oppression, rebellion, and the quest for true liberty, as Kim navigates a perilous journey through space, seeking to both survive and challenge the oppressive forces of government. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Kim Rendell, who is depicted as a weary, hungry man reflecting on his fall from grace in a highly controlled society. He resides in a museum with the last space ship, the "Starshine", a relic of human exploration now rendered obsolete due to advancements in matter-transmitter technology. As he contemplates his past actions and their repercussions, Kim becomes determined to use the space ship to escape the tyrannical grip of his world. His initial actions lead to encounters with government officials who seek to confine him, showcasing the struggles of an individual against oppressive governance. With a dwindling sense of hope and rising desperation, Kim drives the narrative forward into a mix of adventure and sociopolitical commentary as he grapples with the consequences of his rebellion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220514133930leinster 1949 US en Science fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Despotism -- Fiction Dissenters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 321970 2025-04-27T14:43:01.942908 text/html 320423 2023-01-31T17:26:09 text/html 465395 2025-04-27T14:43:08.956865 application/epub+zip 464397 2025-04-27T14:43:04.037883 application/epub+zip 356466 2025-04-27T14:43:02.769906 application/epub+zip 1151013 2025-04-27T14:43:12.726326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1122488 2025-04-27T14:43:08.146832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302219 2025-04-27T14:43:01.193917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 301923 2023-01-31T17:26:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18292 2025-04-27T14:43:12.884334 application/rdf+xml 27621 2025-04-27T14:43:03.306858 image/jpeg 4715 2025-04-27T14:43:03.029871 image/jpeg 2324985 2025-04-27T14:43:01.999864 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