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 Project Gutenberg 2015-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 111 Jones, Raymond F. 1915 1994 Jones, Raymond F. (Raymond Fisher) The Alien Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Alien" by Raymond F. Jones is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. This gripping narrative explores themes of discovery and the profound implications of encountering an ancient alien civilization, as scientists find remnants of a race that existed half a million years ago, possessing knowledge potentially beyond their own. The main character, Dr. Delmar Underwood, grapples with personal and philosophical dilemmas as he navigates his relationships with fellow scientists and the challenges posed by the artifact that holds the key to resurrecting a member of that extinct civilization. At the start of the novel, the Smithson Asteroidal Expedition is diligently working in asteroid fields when Dr. Underwood connects with Dr. Illia Morov, illustrating their contrasting attitudes toward Earth’s disintegrating social structure. Underwood expresses his desire for escape, while Illia stresses the importance of contributing to society. Tension arises as they discover an artifact—an enigmatic object that defies description and analytical procedures—hinting at the advanced civilization of the Stroids. As scientists attempt to uncover the truths of this artifact and the extraterrestrial knowledge it may contain, they must consider the broader implications of their work and the threat of an ancient, possibly vengeful entity that may awaken. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 377579 377582 2024-09-21T09:20:53.862852 2023-09-22T06:39:11.401763 text/html text/html 378387 2015-12-28T10:08:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 272369 2015-12-28T10:08:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 287282 2024-09-21T09:20:58.937835 application/epub+zip 293467 2024-09-21T09:20:54.546866 application/epub+zip 212892 2024-09-21T09:20:54.154845 application/epub+zip 419481 2024-09-21T09:21:02.625832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397254 2024-09-21T09:20:58.554886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316992 2022-09-23T05:43:36.905765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362886 362791 2024-09-21T09:20:52.989853 2023-09-22T06:39:10.498774 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 363151 2015-12-28T10:08:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132744 2015-12-28T10:08:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18283 2024-09-21T09:21:02.751828 application/rdf+xml 19310 2024-09-21T09:20:54.231867 image/jpeg 3624 2024-09-21T09:20:54.193833 image/jpeg 272743 2024-09-21T09:20:53.899914 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia