Project Gutenberg 2021-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 82 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Harwood's Vortex Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Harwood's Vortex" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a malevolent scientific experiment gone awry, which results in a tumultuous invasion by otherworldly entities known as the Invaders. This work explores themes of unrestrained ambition, the consequences of scientific exploration, and the fight for survival against overwhelming odds. In the narrative, the protagonist, Chuck Matthews, finds himself embroiled in chaos after Abel Harwood’s experimental gateway to another dimension opens up, unleashing the Invaders who consume electricity and terrorize New York City. Chuck's growing concern for Laura, Harwood's daughter, escalates as the chaos unfolds, leading him to confront Harwood and the creatures he unleashed. As society crumbles under the weight of the invasion, Chuck devises a plan with Laura to close the vortex and combat the Invaders. The story culminates in a fierce confrontation, ultimately leading to the destruction of the gateway and the end of Harwood's reign of terror, leaving Chuck and Laura to face the aftermath and the daunting task of eradicating the remaining Invaders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Inventors -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 54404 54303 2025-01-26T05:49:14.362630 2023-09-28T06:18:35.523184 text/html text/html 54716 2021-06-06T22:35:55 text/html; charset=utf-8 496371 2025-01-26T05:49:16.341624 application/epub+zip 495216 2025-01-26T05:49:14.869652 application/epub+zip 88250 2025-01-26T05:49:14.579636 application/epub+zip 533209 2025-01-26T05:49:17.610626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525950 2025-01-26T05:49:16.104630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119153 2022-09-29T13:42:29.899327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47754 47731 2025-01-26T05:49:14.235645 2023-09-28T06:18:35.370162 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47503 2021-06-06T22:35:55 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18585 2025-01-26T05:49:17.727615 application/rdf+xml 30165 2025-01-26T05:49:14.701640 image/jpeg 5168 2025-01-26T05:49:14.639641 image/jpeg 720179 2025-01-26T05:49:14.377655 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar