Project Gutenberg 2020-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 75 Fyfe, H. B. (Horace Bowne) 1918 1997 Fyfe, Horace Bowne Fyfe, H.B. Houlihan, Raymond F. 1923 1991 Houlihan, Ray Open Invitation Produced from Planet Stories May 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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 ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 46963 2025-06-25T09:34:41.787475 text/html 23247 2024-10-18T09:08:59 text/html 457517 2025-06-25T09:34:43.512447 application/epub+zip 456327 2025-06-25T09:34:42.187396 application/epub+zip 80117 2025-06-25T09:34:41.960492 application/epub+zip 493045 2025-06-25T09:34:44.669493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485548 2025-06-25T09:34:43.318449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109451 2022-09-28T20:58:29.168380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40308 2025-06-25T09:34:41.676430 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20500 2024-10-18T09:08:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17773 2025-06-25T09:34:44.789475 application/rdf+xml 30208 2025-06-25T09:34:42.057464 image/jpeg 5223 2025-06-25T09:34:42.008457 image/jpeg 469878 2025-06-25T09:34:41.801474 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 de.wikipedia