Even Stephen

"Even Stephen" by Charles A. Stearns is a science fiction story set in a future world, likely influenced by mid-20th-century perspectives, where a technician named Stephen gets caught up in a whirlwind of rebellion and moral challenges when he is abducted by Turpan, a wanted assassin and is thrust into a hidden island isolated thanks to a Molein Field. As Turpan's hunger for dominance grows, Stephen discovers a plot against him, forcing Stephen to confront loyalty, survival, and the implications of dictatorship in this uniquely crafted dystopian society as he leans on his ingenuity and resourcefulness to fight against the chaos and predatory nature of Turpan, leading the story to a climax that questions what freedom and human connection mean.