Project Gutenberg 2008-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 114 Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.) 1915 2004 Wallace, Floyd L. Wallace, Floyd Lee Wallace, F.L. Second Landing Produced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories January 1960. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Second Landing" by F. L. Wallace is a science fiction novel published in the early 1960s. The story unfolds as two alien beings, Ethaniel and Bal, journey through space to Earth, where they are confronted with humanity’s perilous situation, marked by impending nuclear warfare. The aliens grapple with their conscience regarding whether to intervene and help the fragile planet, weighing the futility of humanity's self-destructive tendencies against their own moral responsibilities. The narrative follows Ethaniel and Bal as they observe life on Earth from their spacecraft, gathering information about human behavior and technological advancements. They eventually decide to interact with humans, landing separately on the planet during a winter holiday season. Employing their advanced technology, they illuminate their ship to capture the attention of Earth’s inhabitants, who see the aliens as angels. Despite initial skepticism and the challenges posed by Earth’s hostile environment, both aliens manage to foster a tenuous peace among humans, believing that their intervention will stave off total destruction. The story reflects on themes of empathy, intervention, and the shared vulnerabilities of both extraterrestrial and human cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Christmas stories Science fiction, American Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 40740 2025-08-10T09:48:07.611375 text/html 36643 2021-01-03T10:51:42 text/html 81075 2025-08-10T09:48:11.213353 application/epub+zip 79843 2025-08-10T09:48:09.200383 application/epub+zip 79843 2025-08-10T09:48:08.168368 application/epub+zip 149381 2025-08-10T09:48:12.692356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142642 2025-08-10T09:48:10.607353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109250 2022-09-11T12:53:04.602224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34516 2025-08-10T09:48:07.384369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34387 2021-01-03T10:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47584 2007-12-04T17:17:46 application/octet-stream 71101 2007-12-04T17:17:46 application/octet-stream 75941 2007-12-04T17:17:46 application/octet-stream 69232 2007-12-04T17:17:46 application/octet-stream 75511 2007-12-04T17:17:46 application/octet-stream 59680 2007-12-04T17:17:46 application/octet-stream 24196 2025-08-10T09:48:12.828408 application/rdf+xml 11189 2025-08-10T09:48:08.664364 image/jpeg 3101 2025-08-10T09:48:08.421371 image/jpeg 14184 2021-01-03T10:51:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 13078 2021-01-03T10:51:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 77695 2025-08-10T09:48:07.616366 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