02644cam a22004093u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500200014326400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031349000480034950000310039750801080042852013270053653400450186365300200190865300180192865300260194665300390197265300300201165300360204165300310207770000180210883000480212685600430217499900170221740970UtSlPG20260610133933.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCausey, James,d1924-200310aExploiter's End 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Orbit volume 1 number 2, 1953 aRelease date is 2012-10-07 aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Exploiter's End" by James Causey is a science fiction novel produced in the early 1950s. Set on a distant planet where humans and alien beings known as Terms coexist, the story delves into themes of individuality, exploitation, and cultural conflict. The narrative explores the complexities of labor dynamics in a futuristic society, raising questions about autonomy and the essence of progress. The plot revolves around Jake, a cost analyst at an interstellar manufacturing plant, who grapples with the ethical issues of employing the Term race for their labor. As he navigates workplace politics, he encounters Harvey, a newcomer disillusioned by the company’s practices, and Don Carmody, who orchestrates clandestine manipulations within the plant. Tension escalates as the Guild, a group seeking to liberate the Terms, infiltrates the plant with a thought-control agent targeting the workers' minds, igniting a conflict over individual identity versus collective existence. Ultimately, Jake must confront both external threats and his own beliefs about liberation and progress, leading to a harrowing conclusion where personal and societal ideals clash violently—leaving the reader pondering the nature of freedom and control in the relentless march of civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aScience fiction aShort stories aPsychological fiction aExtraterrestrial beings -- Fiction aSpace colonies -- Fiction aIndustrial relations -- Fiction aPsychic ability -- Fiction1 aShapiro, Jack 0aProduced from Orbit volume 1 number 2, 195340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40970 c81809d81809