Project Gutenberg 2008-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 129 Slesar, Henry 1927 2002 Leslie, O. H. Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Novick, Irving H. 1916 2004 Novick The Delegate from Venus Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Delegate from Venus" by Henry Slesar is a science fiction story first published in the late 1950s, originally appearing in "Amazing Science Fiction Stories." The narrative centers around the arrival of an extraterrestrial delegate from Venus and explores themes of communication, international relations, and the inherent fears and hopes associated with first contact with an alien civilization. The story follows journalist Jerry Bridges, who is embroiled in a whirlwind of events as the U.S. government prepares to receive a spaceship from Venus. As Bridges navigates the intrigue and speculation surrounding this momentous occasion, he grapples with personal conflicts involving a fellow journalist, Greta Johnson. When the Venusian delegate arrives, however, it is revealed to be a robot designed to deliver a powerful message advocating for peace but threatening dire consequences if Earth fails to heed the warning. The message resonates deeply, suggesting a challenge for humanity to pursue peace, and raising questions about the lengths to which individuals—and nations—will go to hold onto power amid the fear of annihilation. In an unexpected twist, the origins of the robot are revealed to be a product of human ingenuity aimed at influencing world leaders, leaving Bridges with a moral dilemma about revealing the truth behind the hoax. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Journalists -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 54727 54736 2024-09-11T03:50:55.428770 2023-09-11T07:28:03.550009 text/html text/html 50872 2021-01-03T11:51:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 217809 2021-01-03T11:51:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 268433 2024-09-11T03:50:59.089727 application/epub+zip 266987 2024-09-11T03:50:56.862764 application/epub+zip 69197 2024-09-11T03:50:55.864776 application/epub+zip 419197 2024-09-11T03:51:00.718765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410669 2024-09-11T03:50:58.439805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135392 2022-09-11T13:30:51.143187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47550 47449 2024-09-11T03:50:55.189770 2023-09-11T07:28:03.336994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47425 2021-01-03T11:51:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18785 2021-01-03T11:51:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19632 2024-09-11T03:51:00.852745 application/rdf+xml 13472 2024-09-11T03:50:56.202749 image/jpeg 3906 2024-09-11T03:50:56.031780 image/jpeg 270305 2024-09-11T03:50:55.441807 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