Originally serialised in Astounding Science Fiction in 1952, the story is set in a stagnant society 10,000 years in the future where science has been banned. Cade is a member of a monastic sect of soldiers used by the authorities to maintain order, he is captured by rebels and ultimately ends up fighting against the established order.

Published
1952
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