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Title: A Gleeb for Earth
Series Title: Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: “A Gleeb for Earth” by Charles Schafhauser is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of invasion, identity, and the clash between different realities, presenting a narrative that delves into the peculiar experience of beings from a different world who seek to understand and ultimately conquer Earth. The story is told primarily through a series of letters written by a character named Glmpauszn, who is attempting to communicate with his counterpart, Joe Binkle, while inhabiting a human body in the "not-world," or Earth. Glmpauszn describes his process of coming to terms with human sensations, emotions, and the absurdities of human society, all while planning for an impending invasion of Earth. Meanwhile, another character, Ivan Smernda, becomes embroiled in the mystery of his guests who seem to inexplicably disappear from his hotel rooms, leaving behind nothing but their clothes. As Glmpauszn adapts to life as a human and develops a nefarious plan to unleash a fatal mold on the population, the letters highlight the juxtaposition between the alien perspective and human existence, building a story full of both humor and horror. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Schafhauser, Charles
Illustrator: Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990
EBook No.: 50869
Published: Jan 7, 2016
Downloads: 121
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Epistolary fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: A Gleeb for Earth
Series Title: Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: “A Gleeb for Earth” by Charles Schafhauser is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of invasion, identity, and the clash between different realities, presenting a narrative that delves into the peculiar experience of beings from a different world who seek to understand and ultimately conquer Earth. The story is told primarily through a series of letters written by a character named Glmpauszn, who is attempting to communicate with his counterpart, Joe Binkle, while inhabiting a human body in the "not-world," or Earth. Glmpauszn describes his process of coming to terms with human sensations, emotions, and the absurdities of human society, all while planning for an impending invasion of Earth. Meanwhile, another character, Ivan Smernda, becomes embroiled in the mystery of his guests who seem to inexplicably disappear from his hotel rooms, leaving behind nothing but their clothes. As Glmpauszn adapts to life as a human and develops a nefarious plan to unleash a fatal mold on the population, the letters highlight the juxtaposition between the alien perspective and human existence, building a story full of both humor and horror. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Schafhauser, Charles
Illustrator: Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990
EBook No.: 50869
Published: Jan 7, 2016
Downloads: 121
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Epistolary fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.