02565cam a22004093u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500250015226400510017730000470022833600260027533700260030133800360032749000740036350000310043750800960046852012310056453400450179565300200184065300180186065300260187865300250190465300240192965300240195365300310197770000110200883000740201985600430209399900190213665350UtSlPG20260610134516.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWilliams, Robert Moore,d1907-197710aJohn Holder's Weapon 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1957  aRelease date is 2021-05-15  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"John Holder's Weapon" by Robert Moore Williams is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The narrative revolves around John Holder, a scientist held captive by a totalitarian regime, who discovers he possesses a unique mental ability to disintegrate objects and people purely through thought. Unable to escape his captors using conventional means, Holder must confront the psychological and moral dilemmas of his newfound power amidst the oppressive environment of his imprisonment.  The story follows Holder as he grapples with the realization of his extraordinary abilities, particularly after he accidentally causes the disappearance of a political commissar. As tensions rise, he is forced to protect his family, who are held as hostages, and faces off against authority figures who wish to exploit his power for their own ends. In a desperate bid to save himself and his loved ones, Holder attempts to navigate the dangerous landscape of espionage, moral ambiguity, and the struggle between personal ethics and survival. The climax leads to a dramatic confrontation with his captors, ultimately revealing the profound connection between mind, power, and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aScientists -- Fiction  aAbduction -- Fiction  aFamilies -- Fiction  aCold War -- Fiction  aPsychic ability -- Fiction1 aBecker 0aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 195740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65350  c106173d106173