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Plague of Pythons

Plague of Pythons

by Pohl, Frederik, 1919-2013

BookID: 51804

Language:English

Illustrator:Ritter, Bob

Series Title:Produced from Galaxy Magazine October and December 1962

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Science fiction

Description

"Plague of Pythons" by Frederik Pohl is a science fiction novel serialized in 1962 and published in 1965. In a world devastated by random "possessions," people commit horrific crimes while claiming no control over their actions. Chandler, an engineer branded as a fraud after his trial for murder, discovers the terrifying truth: the possessions are real, controlled by a small group wielding mind-control technology from Hawaii. As he's drawn into their world of power and temptation, Chandler must choose between joining the elite or destroying them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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