Project Gutenberg 2021-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 56 Sternbach, Richard A. Jabberwock, Beware! $aUnited States :$bGreenleaf Publishing Company, $c1953. Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Jabberwock, Beware!" by Richard A. Sternbach is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around an impending alien threat from Jupiter that forces Earth's leaders to select a representative for an intellectual duel, a contest that determines the survival of humanity. The book deftly blends elements of humor, suspense, and imaginative speculation within a tense political atmosphere as Earth grapples with its fate. In the narrative, the protagonist, Joe Waters, is seemingly a brilliant but reluctant hero, tasked with the responsibility of facing Slan, the crown prince of the Jovian aliens, in a contest of intellect. Accompanied by his whiskey-loving companion Mike, Joe navigates the bizarre and often absurdities of extraterrestrial diplomacy. As the contest unfolds, it moves beyond mere intellect; Mike inadvertently becomes a pivotal player in the negotiations, demonstrating humanity's unique cultural and social values through simple gestures like drinking and sharing. Ultimately, the resolution leads to a surprising twist that not only saves Earth but also sets the stage for further exploration of the cosmos, highlighting ironic contrasts between human spirit and alien superiority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210228093141sternbach 1953 US en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 39737 39647 2024-09-27T08:19:53.735446 2023-09-28T08:24:19.058811 text/html text/html 39788 2021-08-25T07:04:34 text/html 417668 2024-09-27T08:19:56.793431 application/epub+zip 416576 2024-09-27T08:19:55.096436 application/epub+zip 121968 2024-09-27T08:19:54.242452 application/epub+zip 451292 2024-09-27T08:19:58.053428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444292 2024-09-27T08:19:56.298446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149880 2022-09-29T18:28:02.518811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33256 33215 2024-09-27T08:19:53.581450 2023-09-28T08:24:18.830788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 32958 2021-08-25T07:04:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18478 2024-09-27T08:19:58.177520 application/rdf+xml 24517 2024-09-27T08:19:54.681497 image/jpeg 4329 2024-09-27T08:19:54.459454 image/jpeg 3369589 2024-09-27T08:19:53.766456 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