Consignment

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Consignment

by Alan Edward Nourse

EN·~23 minutes·1 chapter

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In a grim futuristic penal colony, John Krenner has spent nearly three decades behind steel walls, his mind hardened by endless labor and a burning desire for vengeance. When a sudden opportunity cracks the prison's defenses, Krenner makes a desperate climb, plunges into a raging river, and disappears into the surrounding wilderness. The opening thrusts listeners into his frantic escape, feeling every rope‑burned hand, every echoing gunshot, and the cold terror of being hunted.

Meanwhile, the powerful industrialist whose family Krenner once destroyed watches the news with a cold stare, his personal vendetta now colliding with a federal manhunt that spreads across the Blue Mountain region. As both men race toward an inevitable confrontation, the story balances visceral action with the quiet dread of a world that has moved on without them. Listeners are drawn into a relentless chase where freedom and revenge blur into one dangerous pursuit.

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Language

en

Duration

~23 minutes (22K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2012-12-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse

1928–1992

A doctor who turned his medical knowledge into lively science fiction, he wrote stories for both younger and adult readers and also produced clear, popular nonfiction about medicine and science.

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