Project Gutenberg 2006-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 312 Appleton, Victor, II Kaye, Graham Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X The new Tom Swift Jr. adventures, 17 Produced by Louise Hope, Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X" by Victor Appleton II is a children's science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows the intrepid young inventor Tom Swift Jr. as he prepares for the arrival of a mysterious entity from another planet while dealing with a series of devastating earthquakes and lurking enemies intent on capturing this unknown energy source. Readers encounter exciting scientific concepts and thrilling adventures as Tom applies his ingenuity to navigate the conflicts and challenges that arise. At the start of the novel, Tom Swift is introduced already in the midst of chaos when an earthquake devastates the Faber Electronics plant, where he and his friend Bud are helping troubleshoot a device. After narrowly escaping danger, Tom learns of a looming extraterrestrial event that could be monumental for Earth. Meanwhile, the threat of the Brungarian rebels emerges, leading Tom to develop inventions to counter both the earthquakes and the potential dangers posed by the energy entity, dubbed "Exman." As the plot unfolds, Tom's intelligence and quick thinking are put to the test, foreshadowing a race against time to protect Earth from catastrophe while also striving to communicate with the alien visitor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/17985/17985-h/images/swiftcover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Earthquakes -- Juvenile fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 267483 2025-08-07T13:48:05.039313 text/html 262137 2012-05-25T11:07:58 text/html 619233 2025-08-07T13:48:09.878307 application/epub+zip 623449 2025-08-07T13:48:05.898296 application/epub+zip 164876 2025-08-07T13:48:05.461285 application/epub+zip 712958 2025-08-07T13:48:12.745243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 687556 2025-08-07T13:48:09.418295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230008 2022-09-08T14:03:29.999099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229970 2025-08-07T13:48:04.129335 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229823 2012-05-25T11:07:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19044 2025-08-07T13:48:12.886264 application/rdf+xml 32303 2025-08-07T13:48:05.557291 image/jpeg 4562 2025-08-07T13:48:05.504291 image/jpeg 605995 2012-05-25T11:08:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 90234 2012-05-25T11:08:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 610571 2025-08-07T13:48:05.091299 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog