Project Gutenberg 2007-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 75 Winterbotham, R. R. (Russell Robert) 1904 1971 Winterbotham, Russell Robert Winterbotham, Russ Winterbotham, R.R. The Whispering Spheres Produced from Comet, July 1941. Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Whispering Spheres" by R. R. Winterbotham is a science fiction novel likely written during the early 1940s. This gripping tale unfolds in a world grappling with an alien life-form that emerges in the form of mysterious, fiery spheres, threatening humanity with annihilation. The narrative weaves themes of survival, fear, and the concept of primary objectives, exploring the complexities of life and death against the backdrop of external alien forces. The story centers around Captain Ted Taylor, a former scientist turned military officer, who encounters a series of terrifying events at a weapons factory. After a spy named Hank Norden attempts to detonate the facility, terrifying orange spheres—seemingly alive and armed with deadly energy bolts—begin to wreak havoc. As Taylor and his team navigate the chaos, they discover the spheres' ability to kill not only through physical means but also through emotional responses like fear and frustration. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes a race against time to understand the nature of the spheres and ultimately turn the tables on these alien beings. With themes of sacrifice, betrayal, and human resilience, "The Whispering Spheres" poses profound questions about survival, morality, and the struggle between humanity and its primal fears. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 83980 2024-10-09T14:36:40.616659 2023-09-10T06:07:25.515173 text/html text/html 81360 2007-08-03T08:52:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 126726 2007-08-03T08:52:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 202674 2024-10-09T14:36:46.492616 application/epub+zip 201411 2024-10-09T14:36:43.718684 application/epub+zip 91079 2024-10-09T14:36:42.432647 application/epub+zip 331942 2024-10-09T14:36:48.513642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320088 2024-10-09T14:36:45.788623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175344 2022-09-10T12:05:01.152404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76094 75991 2024-10-09T14:36:40.258658 2023-09-10T06:07:25.258165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 76040 2007-08-03T08:52:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29078 2007-08-03T08:52:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19899 2024-10-09T14:36:48.643609 application/rdf+xml 15070 2024-10-09T14:36:42.971660 image/jpeg 4003 2024-10-09T14:36:42.699642 image/jpeg 198835 2024-10-09T14:36:40.628661 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia