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Title: Open Invitation
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories May 1951
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Open Invitation" by H. B. Fyfe is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around the challenges faced by an alien scout, Zoya Lar-Tul, as he attempts to keep his home star's location secret from the Earthmen, who have just made a technological breakthrough in interstellar travel. This story explores themes of inter-species contact, scientific curiosity, and the unintended consequences of discovery. The plot unfolds as Zoya finds himself in a precarious situation when Earthmen begin their exploratory missions in his vicinity. Desiring to study these beings from a safe distance, he accidentally puts himself in jeopardy of being discovered, which would jeopardize his research and possibly lead to a hostile encounter. As tensions rise, Zoya must navigate the dilemma of preserving his findings and fleeing his location. The story culminates in a series of events that showcase the comedic yet alarming realities of miscommunication and the unforeseen complications that arise when two very different species intersect, ultimately leaving Zoya's fate uncertain and raising questions about the nature of exploration and the implications of contact with new civilizations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne), 1918-1997
Illustrator: Houlihan, Raymond F., 1923-1991
EBook No.: 64071
Published: Dec 18, 2020
Downloads: 133
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Open Invitation
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories May 1951
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Open Invitation" by H. B. Fyfe is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around the challenges faced by an alien scout, Zoya Lar-Tul, as he attempts to keep his home star's location secret from the Earthmen, who have just made a technological breakthrough in interstellar travel. This story explores themes of inter-species contact, scientific curiosity, and the unintended consequences of discovery. The plot unfolds as Zoya finds himself in a precarious situation when Earthmen begin their exploratory missions in his vicinity. Desiring to study these beings from a safe distance, he accidentally puts himself in jeopardy of being discovered, which would jeopardize his research and possibly lead to a hostile encounter. As tensions rise, Zoya must navigate the dilemma of preserving his findings and fleeing his location. The story culminates in a series of events that showcase the comedic yet alarming realities of miscommunication and the unforeseen complications that arise when two very different species intersect, ultimately leaving Zoya's fate uncertain and raising questions about the nature of exploration and the implications of contact with new civilizations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne), 1918-1997
Illustrator: Houlihan, Raymond F., 1923-1991
EBook No.: 64071
Published: Dec 18, 2020
Downloads: 133
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.