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Talents, Incorporated
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- Gutenberg ID
- 23845
- Title
- Talents, Incorporated
- Language
- en
- Book source
- Project Gutenberg
- Description max 80 words
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In a galaxy dominated by the tyrannical Mekinese empire, young Captain Bors of Kandar faces imminent conquest. Desperate to save his world, he allies with Talents, Incorporated, a mysterious organization utilizing extrasensory perception to predict and alter events. A thrilling tale of science fiction, rebellion, and the power of the human mind against overwhelming odds.
- Summary up to 500 words
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In Murray Leinster's *Talents, Incorporated*, Captain Bors of Kandar faces the imminent conquest of his world by the ruthless Mekinese Empire. Despairing of military victory, Bors destroys his government's confidential records to deny the conquerors intelligence on Kandar's defenses. Just as the Mekinese fleet approaches, he encounters Morgan, the president of Talents, Incorporated, an organization claiming to possess predictive talents. Morgan reveals that the evacuation liners are on schedule and that a Mekinese heavy cruiser has been grounded, saving the planet from immediate annihilation. However, the Mekinese eventually arrive and destroy the Kandar fleet, issuing a final order to annihilate the planet. Now a lone survivor aboard the pirate ship *Isis*, Bors accepts Morgan's help. Utilizing the organization's predictive abilities, Bors orchestrates a daring ambush against the enemy fleet. Through precise timing and maneuvers involving low-power overdrive, he tricks the Mekinese into destroying themselves. The Kandar fleet, which had been hiding, reappears to turn the tide of battle, forcing the Mekinese to surrender. The story concludes with the restoration of peace, the return of King Humphrey, and the revelation that Talents, Incorporated successfully engineered a happy ending, including the marriage of Bors and Gwenlyn. The narrative explores themes of desperation, the power of prediction versus brute force, and the idea that even charlatans can engineer a positive outcome when the stakes are high enough.
- LLM editorial rating
- 4.2/5
- Download URL
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Authors
- Murray Leinster
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- Science Fiction