Project Gutenberg 2010-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 114 Wolf, Mari 1927 Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH The Very Secret Agent Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction November 1954. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Very Secret Agent" by Mari Wolf is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around extraterrestrial beings trying to infiltrate Earth and discover vital information about a new weapon being developed. Through telepathic contact with an Earth woman, the alien Riuku experiences the complexities of human emotions and relationships while grappling with the mission at hand. The narrative follows Riuku, an alien tasked with gathering intelligence on humans, specifically focusing on their latest weapon development. He makes contact with Alice Hendricks, a factory worker, hoping to read her thoughts and uncover the closely-guarded secrets of the Earthmen. However, as Riuku integrates deeper into Alice's mind, he becomes entangled in her personal life, emotions, and romantic dilemmas, particularly concerning her boyfriend, Pete Ganley, and his complicated relationship with another woman, Susan. This internal conflict distracts Riuku from his primary mission, leading to frustrating results. Ultimately, his inability to separate himself from Alice's emotional turmoil jeopardizes his mission and his return to his home planet, highlighting the challenges of understanding human nature and the consequences of unforeseen attachment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31612/31612-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 87.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Telepathy -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 58392 2025-07-13T05:35:44.714457 text/html 54586 2010-03-12T10:34:56 text/html 125190 2025-07-13T05:35:46.453468 application/epub+zip 123984 2025-07-13T05:35:45.046507 application/epub+zip 52614 2025-07-13T05:35:44.864480 application/epub+zip 162819 2025-07-13T05:35:47.691453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155042 2025-07-13T05:35:46.264494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84396 2022-09-14T13:56:55.300346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50586 2025-07-13T05:35:44.569559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50487 2010-03-12T10:34:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20951 2025-07-13T05:35:47.824473 application/rdf+xml 27069 2025-07-13T05:35:44.930498 image/jpeg 4396 2025-07-13T05:35:44.896471 image/jpeg 128231 2010-03-12T10:34:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 19487 2010-03-12T10:34:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 133628 2025-07-13T05:35:44.732498 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 en.wikipedia