The Troublemakers

audiobook

The Troublemakers

by George O. (George Oliver) Smith

EN·~1 hours·4 chapters

Chapters

4 total
1

Part 1

31:41
2

Part 2

31:42
3

Part 3

31:40
4

Part 4

13:33

Description

In a sleek, climate‑controlled drawing room of a wealthy off‑world estate, a genetics scholar arrives to assess a family’s uneasy situation. Surrounded by glowing panels, a priceless mahogany table, and an imported black‑veined chair, he is forced to confront the limits of his statistical science when the teenage daughter’s rebellious spirit flares. The conversation quickly turns from polite inquiry to a tense debate about inherited traits, responsibility, and the dangers of a “throwback” temperament.

The parents, both visibly strained, cling to the hope that science can explain their daughter’s defiance, while she flaunts her freedom with daring stunts that threaten the city’s air traffic rules. As the scholar struggles to balance his professional detachment with the unsettling reality of a volatile youth, the story sets the stage for a clash between cold data and the unpredictable heat of human will. Listeners will be drawn into a world where genetics, privilege, and rebellion intersect, raising questions about how much of us is truly predetermined.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (104K 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

2016-04-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

George O. (George Oliver) Smith

George O. (George Oliver) Smith

1911–1981

A Golden Age science fiction writer with an engineer’s eye for detail, he built stories around communications systems, problem-solving, and life in space. He is especially remembered for the Venus Equilateral tales, which helped give mid-century magazine SF some of its brisk, technical charm.

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