
JASON, SON OF JASON - By J. U. Gíesy
CHAPTER I - THE GATEWAY OF LIFE
CHAPTER II - THE CHRISTENING
CHAPTER III - NAIA OF APHUR
CHAPTER IV - JASON TAKES THE TRAIL
CHAPTER V - IN BERLA
CHAPTER VI - PREPARING THE PEOPLE
CHAPTER VII - PTAR, PRIEST OF BEL
CHAPTER VIII - THE DREAM OF HELMOR
CHAPTER IX - THE DEATH PLOT
A quietly unsettling voice greets listeners as a head physician in a mental institution confronts the death of a longtime patient, No. 27. The narrator knows that the man’s passing is not ordinary; he and the deceased share an uncanny secret that lets the dead speak through a husk that is, to the narrator, merely a discarded tool. Their conversation reveals that the patient—once a daring scientist—has mastered astral projection and returned from a distant world, Palos, to continue his research on the spirit’s power over flesh.
The story unfolds as the physician explores the implications of such a bond, delving into occult studies, twin souls, and the mysterious attraction of a celestial princess named Naia. Listeners are drawn into a blend of speculative science and metaphysical intrigue, where the boundaries between life, death, and distant star‑systems blur. The first act sets a tone of eerie curiosity, inviting you to ponder whether consciousness can truly transcend the body.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (366K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: New Publications, Inc.,1921,copyright 1948.
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2022-03-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1877–1947
A physician by training and a prolific pulp storyteller, he helped shape early planetary adventure with the Jason Croft tales and wrote across science fiction, mystery, westerns, and screen stories.
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