Project Gutenberg 2020-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 135 Osborne, Robertson Osborne, Richardson Van Dongen, H. R. 1920 2010 Van Dongen, Henry Richard Dongen, H. R. Van Dongen, van Action on Azura Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1949 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Action on Azura" by Robertson Osborne is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around a team from CONTACT INCORPORATED on a mission to make contact with the inhabitants of Azura, a planet threatened by the Invaders, antagonistic beings that once devastated the natives and their cities. The narrative explores themes of communication, understanding, and trust between different species, depicting the challenges faced by the crew as they work to establish friendly relations with the wary Azurans. The plot follows Allan Stuart, a linguist who is part of the six-man crew attempting to connect with the intelligent and secretive native species of Azura. As the team lands on the planet, they encounter various strange creatures and mysterious elements of Azuran life while trying to communicate and survive. Through a combination of visual aids and weapons offered as gestures of goodwill, Stuart navigates cultural barriers, building trust with the natives after proving their intentions are peaceful. The narrative escalates into a race against time to forge an alliance before the return of the dangerous Invaders, ultimately culminating in a groundbreaking treaty that aims for mutual cooperation and defense against a common enemy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction Communication -- Fiction Linguists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 111301 2025-07-25T09:41:42.330618 text/html 87807 2024-10-18T08:40:47 text/html 516921 2025-07-25T09:41:44.797591 application/epub+zip 517327 2025-07-25T09:41:42.902755 application/epub+zip 111042 2025-07-25T09:41:42.618608 application/epub+zip 567056 2025-07-25T09:41:46.447632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559154 2025-07-25T09:41:44.517617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153028 2022-09-28T19:39:23.287336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104014 2025-07-25T09:41:42.118627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84193 2024-10-18T08:40:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17701 2025-07-25T09:41:46.594585 application/rdf+xml 29470 2025-07-25T09:41:42.727599 image/jpeg 4957 2025-07-25T09:41:42.672592 image/jpeg 459885 2025-07-25T09:41:42.348659 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