Project Gutenberg 2020-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 117 Effron, H. Sanford The Ultimate Eve Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1954 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Ultimate Eve" by H. Sanford Effron is a science fiction novella written during the mid-20th century. This story is set against the backdrop of the hypothetical year 1955 and explores themes of alien invasion and psychological manipulation through a remarkable weapon known as Eve. The narrative delves into the intersection of beauty, control, and the failure of a seemingly perfect plan. The plot unfolds with an alien commander, Ydnas, landing on Earth with Eve, a human-like weapon designed to dominate the planet's inhabitants. The invasion plan is meticulous and aims for a peaceful conquest through psychological warfare rather than brute force. However, when they encounter a man in a remote cabin, the expected reaction does not materialize, leading to unexpected consequences for both the commander and Eve. As they grapple with their roles in the invasion, the story ultimately reveals deeper themes about desire, power, and the unforeseen ability of humanity to resist control, culminating in a twist of irony as the alien invaders depart in defeat, leaving humanity untouched. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 38267 2025-07-25T08:40:27.668000 text/html 14366 2024-10-18T07:52:54 text/html 397973 2025-07-25T08:40:29.338056 application/epub+zip 396809 2025-07-25T08:40:28.065988 application/epub+zip 78774 2025-07-25T08:40:27.840015 application/epub+zip 430002 2025-07-25T08:40:30.501044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422891 2025-07-25T08:40:29.128027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105129 2022-09-28T17:33:04.098039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32325 2025-07-25T08:40:27.572996 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12602 2024-10-18T07:52:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16323 2025-07-25T08:40:30.625999 application/rdf+xml 30505 2025-07-25T08:40:27.940020 image/jpeg 5294 2025-07-25T08:40:27.889991 image/jpeg 408908 2025-07-25T08:40:27.680002 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