Gangway for Homer

audiobook

Gangway for Homer

by George R. Hahn

EN·~24 minutes

Chapters

Description

A modest man named John Smith finds his ordinary life upended when a charismatic woman insists he is Achilles Maravain—a legendary figure whose very touch can end lives and who is supposedly immune to any weapon. The claim draws the attention of the FBI, who arrest him on charges of murder, seditious conduct, and treason. Rather than submit, Smith refuses to go quietly, hinting at a power far beyond the ordinary.

Escaping the initial confrontation, he heads for the Lincoln Heights jail, a stark, steel‑bound institution that becomes the stage for his uncanny abilities. In a surreal showdown, he creates an invisible barrier that traps the very lawmen who try to enter, effectively imprisoning the prison itself. Listeners are drawn into a bizarre, tongue‑in‑cheek world where identity, authority, and reality bend in unexpected ways.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~24 minutes (23K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

New York, NY: Columbia Publications Inc., 1942.

Credits

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

Release date

2024-03-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

GR

George R. Hahn

1923–1991

Best known for the offbeat science-fiction story Gangway for Homer, this little-known writer left behind a very small body of published work that still catches readers with its pulpy energy and strange charm.

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