02639cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000500011324500150016326400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000540036450000310041850800960044952013470054553400750189265300200196765300390198765300280202665300270205465300380208165300280211970000440214785600430219199900190223469762UtSlPG20260610134619.0mcr n260607r20231953utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSmith, George O.q(George Oliver),d1911-198110aHellflower 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aDifferent from version published earlier, #69124.  aRelease date is 2023-01-10  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Hellflower" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Charles Farradyne, a disgraced space pilot who is entangled in a deadly game involving a powerful and intoxicating flower known as the Hellflower, which has the ability to manipulate human desires. As Farradyne grapples with his past and seeks redemption, he is drawn into a dangerous world where emotions can lead to destruction, making for a gripping narrative filled with intrigue and moral complexity.  The opening of the novel introduces us to Charles Farradyne, a once-esteemed pilot who has fallen from grace after a tragic accident involving the spacecraft Semiramide, which resulted in the death of thirty-three people. Lost in the squalor of Venus, he meets Howard Clevis from the Solar Anti-Narcotics Department, who offers him a chance to regain his former life by infiltrating a criminal gang involved in trafficking the Hellflower. As Farradyne navigates his new reality, he encounters the complicated and emotionally charged presence of Norma Hannon, a woman whose life has been irrevocably altered by the substance he seeks to dismantle. Their tumultuous relationship sets the stage for a thrilling exploration of addiction, hatred, and the quest for redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Pyramid Publications, Inc., 1953  aScience fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aDrug traffic -- Fiction  aSpace ships -- Fiction  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction  aDrug addicts -- Fiction1 aRose, Williamq(William F.),d1909-197240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69762  c110526d110526