Project Gutenberg 2021-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 96 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 2025-04-26T05:58:46.976319 text/html 54716 2021-06-06T22:35:55 text/html; charset=utf-8 496372 2025-04-26T05:58:49.074331 application/epub+zip 495217 2025-04-26T05:58:47.525335 application/epub+zip 88252 2025-04-26T05:58:47.207310 application/epub+zip 533665 2025-04-26T05:58:50.482335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525950 2025-04-26T05:58:48.822318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119153 2022-09-29T13:42:29.899327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47754 2025-04-26T05:58:46.850368 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47503 2021-06-06T22:35:55 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18585 2025-04-26T05:58:50.754284 application/rdf+xml 30165 2025-04-26T05:58:47.353310 image/jpeg 5168 2025-04-26T05:58:47.276329 image/jpeg 720178 2025-04-26T05:58:46.992334 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