Project Gutenberg 2009-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 88 Del Rey, Lester 1915 1993 Rey, Lester del Knapp, Leonard Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. Dead Ringer Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Dead Ringer" by Lester Del Rey is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Dane Phillips, a journalist drawn into a chilling conspiracy involving aliens that have infiltrated human society. It explores themes of identity, the nature of humanity, and the psychological struggles faced by Phillips as he uncovers extraordinary truths about mortality and human existence. In the narrative, Dane Phillips grapples with a traumatic past and the unsettling realization that some humans may not be what they seem. After surviving a traumatic war experience, he believes that some individuals, including a former comrade who appears mysteriously alive after death, are aliens posing as humans. As he exhausts his efforts to expose this shocking truth, he finds himself dismissed by editors and faces increasing isolation. His life spirals further when he is manipulated into a psychiatric facility where he fears undergoing brainwashing. The climax reveals that his desperate actions lead to horrifying self-discovery, demonstrating a blend of horror and science fiction as his own body becomes the vessel for the alien-like abilities he despises. The story masterfully portrays the fine line between sanity and insanity in the face of uncomprehended realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 50757 50763 2024-11-16T23:23:19.780070 2023-09-13T09:27:09.779793 text/html text/html 26958 2024-10-24T20:26:42 text/html 86486 2024-11-16T23:23:23.767042 application/epub+zip 84916 2024-11-16T23:23:21.510065 application/epub+zip 84138 2024-11-16T23:23:20.389079 application/epub+zip 152611 2024-11-16T23:23:25.448046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144330 2024-11-16T23:23:23.082076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116330 2022-09-14T05:08:44.736292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43744 2023-09-13T09:27:09.592799 text/plain 23967 2024-10-24T20:26:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43715 2021-01-05T18:37:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17263 2024-11-16T23:23:25.573071 application/rdf+xml 10760 2024-11-16T23:23:20.919078 image/jpeg 2866 2024-11-16T23:23:20.651067 image/jpeg 179313 2021-01-05T18:37:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 17109 2021-01-05T18:37:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 83207 2024-11-16T23:23:19.785113 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 More titles under McCann, Edson en.wikipedia