Project Gutenberg 2019-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 134 Bolton, Richard Shock Troop Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, October 1956 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Shock Troop" by Richard Bolton is a comedic science fiction story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative explores the misadventures of alien invaders approaching a planet inhabited by intelligent mammals, specifically highlighting the humorous breakdown of their invasion plan. The book deftly intertwines themes of miscommunication and the unexpected reactions of both the invaders and the inhabitants. The story follows Zurg, the commander of an alien troop, as he leads his soldiers to invade a verdant third planet inhabited by mammals. The plan hinges on instilling shock in the natives through a carefully timed mental assault. However, as Zurg and his troop make their entrance, they encounter a crowd of excited locals who do not respond with fear but rather curiosity and celebration. The situation escalates when the commander realizes that the intended shock tactic has backfired, leading to a comically disastrous performance of their traditional repulsive dance, the Dra, as they attempt to regain control of a scenario spiraling into chaotic misunderstanding. Ultimately, the mishap becomes a bizarre but entertaining spectacle that the locals embrace rather than fear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Illinois -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 35169 2025-06-23T15:27:44.182998 text/html 31390 2019-05-20T07:26:32 text/html 81746 2025-06-23T15:27:46.189975 application/epub+zip 80596 2025-06-23T15:27:44.764964 application/epub+zip 80597 2025-06-23T15:27:44.355957 application/epub+zip 112546 2025-06-23T15:27:47.414944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106259 2025-06-23T15:27:45.974069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106438 2022-09-27T00:45:14.327113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29226 2025-06-23T15:27:44.087014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29482 2019-05-20T07:26:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19201 2025-06-23T15:27:47.556971 application/rdf+xml 26655 2025-06-23T15:27:44.452016 image/jpeg 4919 2025-06-23T15:27:44.404982 image/jpeg 276729 2019-05-20T07:26:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 11352 2019-05-20T07:26:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 278485 2025-06-23T15:27:44.193958 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