Project Gutenberg 2008-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 105 Schmitz, James H. 1911 1981 Schmitz, James Henry Watch the Sky Produced from Analog August 1962. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Watch the Sky" by James H. Schmitz is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book explores themes surrounding the complexities of colonial life on a distant planet named Roye, where the main character, Phil Boles, grapples with the implications of a long-cherished family artifact—a Geest War gun. The narrative dives into the societal and political dynamics on Roye, particularly how they are impacted by broader conflicts with alien races. The story follows Phil Boles as he uncovers a scheme that could reshape the fate of his planet. As he navigates his relationships with his aging aunt Beulah and other local figures, he becomes entangled in a conspiracy involving a hoax centered around the discovery of a weapon from a previous war. With the intent to secure a military base for Earth on Roye, Phil and his associates invent a narrative around the Geest gun, which leads to unexpected consequences. As tension builds regarding the alien threat, the characters must confront the moral implications of their actions while striving to protect their home and shape its destiny in a precarious political landscape. The novel presents a thought-provoking examination of human ambition, ethics, and survival amidst the backdrop of intergalactic war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Forgers -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 75827 2025-08-10T07:58:59.199069 text/html 72262 2008-02-09T09:46:28 text/html 250688 2025-08-10T07:59:03.286084 application/epub+zip 250063 2025-08-10T07:59:00.882089 application/epub+zip 96031 2025-08-10T07:58:59.792136 application/epub+zip 435502 2025-08-10T07:59:04.947050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427344 2025-08-10T07:59:02.614071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141124 2022-09-11T10:41:12.536820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68690 2025-08-10T07:58:58.935080 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68626 2008-02-09T09:46:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19093 2025-08-10T07:59:05.070040 application/rdf+xml 11554 2025-08-10T07:59:00.281076 image/jpeg 3094 2025-08-10T07:59:00.039095 image/jpeg 182267 2008-02-09T09:46:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 26860 2008-02-09T09:46:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 248372 2025-08-10T07:58:59.213102 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 en.wikipedia