"Gun for Hire" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction story where a 1960s hitman named Joe Prantera suddenly finds himself in the year 2133. The story explores big questions about right and wrong as Joe struggles to understand a future that has moved beyond violence and punishment. The adventure launches with Joe on a job, only to wake up in a completely different world where leaders want him to take out a threat named Howard Temple-Tracy. As Joe learns about this new society, he is forced to confront the implications of his violent past. The exciting conclusion shows a hidden agenda behind Joe's mission, leading to deep thinking about choices, making up for past mistakes, and what it means for evil to exist.
Gun for Hire
By Mack Reynolds
A killer from the past is thrust into a future without crime, where he must decide if his deadly skills are worth saving a society that has no place for them.
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2008-01-11
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About the AuthorDallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Dallas Ross, Mark Mallory, Clark Collins, Dallas Rose, Guy McCord, Maxine Reynolds, Bob Belmont, and Todd Harding. His work focused on socioeconomic speculation, usually expressed in thought-provoking explorations of utopian societies from a radical, sometime satiric perspective. He was a popular author from the 1950s to the 1970s, especially with readers of science fiction and fantasy magazines.
Dallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Dallas Ross, Mark Mallory, Clark Collins, Dallas Rose, Guy McCord, Maxine Reynolds, Bob Belmont, and Todd Harding. His work focused on socioeconomic speculation, usually expressed in thought-provoking explorations of utopian societies from a radical, sometime satiric perspective. He was a popular author from the 1950s to the 1970s, especially with readers of science fiction and fantasy magazines.
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