02415cam a22003373u 4500 31577 UtSlPG 20260610133724.0 m cr n 260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Gault, William Campbell, 1910-1995 The Mighty Dead Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2010 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Fantastic Universe Aug-Sept 1953. Release date is 2010-03-09 Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Mighty Dead" by William Campbell Gault is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story imagines a dystopian future where Earth has colonized near planets, yet literature has been completely abolished due to strict censorship laws led by political pressure groups. The protagonist, Doak Parker, faces moral dilemmas as he navigates this grim societal landscape in a quest for truth and connection amidst a world without written words. The narrative follows Doak Parker, a Security Officer, who is forced to investigate potential subversive activities centered around a mysterious group fostering the illicit printing of literature. His journey leads him to the small town of Dubbinville, where he encounters residents who are secretly feeding a hunger for stories in spite of the oppressive laws that govern their lives. As Doak uncovers their underground efforts to keep literature alive, he grapples with his own beliefs about freedom, expression, and the purpose of his role within an authoritarian system. With the threat of his job and future looming, Doak faces the choice between complying with oppressive authority and joining the fight against censorship, ultimately revealing the resilience of human creativity and the enduring power of the written word. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Censorship -- Fiction Produced from Fantastic Universe Aug-Sept 1953. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31577 72423 72423