Project Gutenberg 2009-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 74 Rubin, Mann 1927 2013 The Second Voice Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Second Voice" by Mann Rubin is a science fiction novella published in the early 1950s. The story revolves around an ambitious ventriloquist named Robbie Crawford, who finds himself involved in a groundbreaking experiment at a military base. The main theme of the book is the intersection of performance art and scientific innovation, particularly how a unique vocal talent may unlock communication possibilities with other worlds. The narrative follows Robbie Crawford as he prepares for a show with his ventriloquist dummy, Spud. Unexpectedly, he is approached by Colonel Meadows and Dr. Paul Shalt, who reveal that they want to test if Crawford's second voice can be sent to Mars, as it possesses qualities suitable for interstellar communication. While initially hesitant, Crawford agrees, and during the experiment, Spud's voice is indeed sent to Mars, only to return with a threatening message from the Martians who warn them to stay away. This shocking turn leaves Crawford in disbelief, as he realizes that the voice he heard was not his own. The climax hinges on his desperate attempts to perform while struggling with the sudden loss of his vocal ability and the chilling realization that the Martians could potentially use his voice against Earth. The story artfully explores themes of identity, technology, and the unforeseen consequences of scientific progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Ventriloquists -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 54397 54398 2024-10-12T17:54:12.225695 2023-09-13T08:21:24.638889 text/html text/html 50472 2021-01-05T12:45:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 140199 2021-01-05T12:45:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203531 2024-10-12T17:54:16.402707 application/epub+zip 201965 2024-10-12T17:54:13.992706 application/epub+zip 83033 2024-10-12T17:54:12.846696 application/epub+zip 290667 2024-10-12T17:54:18.153652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282658 2024-10-12T17:54:15.711708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141817 2022-09-14T03:34:16.486893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47294 47193 2024-10-12T17:54:11.930709 2023-09-13T08:21:24.450878 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47168 2021-01-05T12:45:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18318 2021-01-05T12:45:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 47159 2021-01-05T12:45:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18300 2021-01-05T12:45:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22077 2024-10-12T17:54:18.284653 application/rdf+xml 12282 2024-10-12T17:54:13.386696 image/jpeg 3172 2024-10-12T17:54:13.109708 image/jpeg 203621 2024-10-12T17:54:12.238692 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