A Slave is a Slave by H. Beam Piper
"A Slave is a Slave" by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story centers around the Galactic Empire's annexation of the planet Aditya, where the locals, who have lived under a system of slavery for centuries, suddenly find themselves confronted with the Empire’s principles of freedom and autonomy. The narrative explores themes of power, societal structure, and the complexities of transitioning from a deeplyrooted slave society to one that may embrace freedom. The opening of the novel introduces several key characters, including Prince Jurgen Trevannion and Line-Commodore Vann Shatrak, who are involved in the military operation to take over Aditya. The tone reveals a tense atmosphere as they discuss the military strategies and the implications of their actions on the local population. Observations of the planet's governance highlight a bizarre social structure reliant on slavery, with the new Imperial forces contemplating how to impose their secular but ethical worldview on a populace that has never known freedom. Imperative debates among the characters set the stage for a larger conflict between ideals of liberty and the existing oppressive realities, as the narrative hints at both the administrative challenges and moral dilemmas ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Piper, H. Beam, 1904-1964 |
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| Title | A Slave is a Slave |
| Series Title | Produced from Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction April 1962. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Greg Weeks, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 20726 |
| Release Date | Mar 3, 2007 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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