02260cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500200014626400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031649000420035250000310039450800960042552011750052153400720169665300200176865300180178870000310180683000420183785600430187972079UtSlPG20260610134651.0mcr n260607r20231958utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aGarrett, Randall,d1927-198710aBurden the hand 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Infinity November 1958.  aRelease date is 2023-11-09  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Burden the Hand" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story focuses on themes of deception, technology, and legacy, centering around a conflict that arises from a family’s hidden secrets and advanced scientific knowledge. It intertwines elements of suspense, as various characters vie for power surrounding the potential recovery of groundbreaking inventions.  The plot revolves around Nikki Varden, a young woman who finds herself held captive by Jerome Van Ostrand, who has nefarious plans connected to her deceased father’s inventions. Nikki, alongside several other characters, learns that her father has been alive in a state of suspended animation and that his legacy involves a powerful mind control device. The narrative builds tension as Van Ostrand attempts to manipulate Nikki to access her father’s secrets for immortality. In a twist, it is revealed that the true protagonist has been hiding in plain sight, as he navigates through a web of deception to protect Nikki and reclaim his identity, ensuring that dangerous technologies do not fall into the wrong hands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: Royal Publications, Inc., 1958  aScience fiction  aShort stories1 aEmshwiller, Ed,d1925-1990 0aProduced from Infinity November 1958.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72079