Project Gutenberg 2020-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 104 Shaara, Michael 1928 1988 The Vanisher Produced from Planet Stories Winter 1954 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Vanisher" by Michael Shaara is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Lieutenant Augustus Webster Hilton, a young officer who is deemed expendable and sent on a perilous space mission, only to find himself embroiled in a conspiracy that involves disappearing astronauts and alien beings. The unfolding events thrust his life into chaos as he encounters existential threats and struggles to understand his reality. At the start of the narrative, we meet Web Hilton, who is briefed on a mission concerning a lost satellite and its crew. Meanwhile, a young woman named Ivy is abducted by mysterious figures, hinting at a larger alien presence on Earth. Through fragmented interactions with military personnel and extraterrestrial beings, the reader is introduced to themes of paranoia and survival in a universe filled with unknown dangers. As Web embarks on his journey into space while Ivy grapples with her captivity, the foundation is laid for an intense exploration of human resilience against alien agendas. The chapter sets up a gripping conflict with a mix of suspense and science fiction, beckoning readers to delve deeper into the complexities of the storyline. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 148539 2025-06-25T08:13:56.996667 text/html 126674 2024-10-18T08:04:17 text/html 508027 2025-06-25T08:13:59.565684 application/epub+zip 508805 2025-06-25T08:13:57.472675 application/epub+zip 120851 2025-06-25T08:13:57.207647 application/epub+zip 569067 2025-06-25T08:14:01.260656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561026 2025-06-25T08:13:59.341659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173235 2022-09-28T18:02:00.080941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139890 2025-06-25T08:13:56.753669 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120118 2024-10-18T08:04:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16386 2025-06-25T08:14:01.377639 application/rdf+xml 30505 2025-06-25T08:13:57.308651 image/jpeg 5294 2025-06-25T08:13:57.257667 image/jpeg 512923 2025-06-25T08:13:57.016750 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