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Penal Cluster

Penal Cluster

By: Randall Garrett
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What happens when telepathy emerges in society? The answer isnt pretty the draconian punishment of being chained to an asteroid and left to drift endlessly in space. In this gripping tale, we explore the unsettling reality of Earth‚As response to telepaths, branded as psychodeviants by a world gripped with fear. As the psychodeviant police hunt these so-called threats, one must wonder are all telepaths truly malevolent? Could it be that one of the hunters is hiding a secret of his own? Join us on this thought-provoking journey into a future where fear shapes the fate of humanity. - Summary by Philip A. ChenevertCopyright Science Fiction Collection Political Science Politics & Government Science Fiction
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  • Variable Man (Version 2)-Philip K. Dick

    Variable Man (Version 2)-Philip K. Dick
    Aug 22 2026
    What happens when telepathy emerges in society? The answer isnt pretty the draconian punishment of being chained to an asteroid and left to drift endlessly in space. In this gripping tale, we explore the unsettling reality of Earth‚As response to telepaths, branded as psychodeviants by a world gripped with fear. As the psychodeviant police hunt these so-called threats, one must wonder are all telepaths truly malevolent? Could it be that one of the hunters is hiding a secret of his own? Join us on this thought-provoking journey into a future where fear shapes the fate of humanity. - Summary by Philip A. Chenevert
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    3 hrs and 6 mins
  • Astounding Stories 19, July 1931-Harry Bates, Ray Cummings, H. Thompson Rich, Nat Schachner, Jack Williamson, Arthur L. Zagat

    Astounding Stories 19, July 1931-Harry Bates, Ray Cummings, H. Thompson Rich, Nat Schachner, Jack Williamson, Arthur L. Zagat
    Aug 21 2026
    What happens when telepathy emerges in society? The answer isnt pretty the draconian punishment of being chained to an asteroid and left to drift endlessly in space. In this gripping tale, we explore the unsettling reality of Earth‚As response to telepaths, branded as psychodeviants by a world gripped with fear. As the psychodeviant police hunt these so-called threats, one must wonder are all telepaths truly malevolent? Could it be that one of the hunters is hiding a secret of his own? Join us on this thought-provoking journey into a future where fear shapes the fate of humanity. - Summary by Philip A. Chenevert
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    8 hrs and 34 mins
  • Astounding Stories 18, June 1931-Arthur J. Burks, Ray Cummings, Charles Willard Diffin, R. F. Starzl, Sewell Peaslee Wright

    Astounding Stories 18, June 1931-Arthur J. Burks, Ray Cummings, Charles Willard Diffin, R. F. Starzl, Sewell Peaslee Wright
    Aug 20 2026
    What happens when telepathy emerges in society? The answer isnt pretty the draconian punishment of being chained to an asteroid and left to drift endlessly in space. In this gripping tale, we explore the unsettling reality of Earth‚As response to telepaths, branded as psychodeviants by a world gripped with fear. As the psychodeviant police hunt these so-called threats, one must wonder are all telepaths truly malevolent? Could it be that one of the hunters is hiding a secret of his own? Join us on this thought-provoking journey into a future where fear shapes the fate of humanity. - Summary by Philip A. Chenevert
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    8 hrs and 12 mins
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