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Title: The Star Beast
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1949
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Star Beast" by Damon Knight is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the years following World War II. The story revolves around an alien creature named Oscar and explores themes of communication, identity, and the consequences of advanced science. It highlights the complexities and misunderstandings that can arise when different forms of intelligence and perception interact. The plot begins with the murder of Professor Thomasson aboard a spaceship called the "President Marcus". Security agents Philip Horitz and his team must unravel the mystery of the murder while racing against time to recover the Thomasson Equations, essential for faster-than-light travel. Oscar, the tentacle-headed alien, is the only witness to the crime but communicates in a way that is foreign to human understanding. As they navigate a lineup of suspects, tensions rise among the ship's crew and passengers, but the true twist reveals that Oscar's perception may be more complex than anyone could imagine. Ultimately, the story challenges preconceived notions about intelligence and life, culminating in a shocking realization that blurs the lines between friend and foe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Knight, Damon, 1922-2002
Illustrator: Vestal, Herman B., 1916-2007
EBook No.: 64596
Published: Feb 19, 2021
Downloads: 121
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Subject: Space ships -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
Subject: Mystery fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Star Beast
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1949
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Star Beast" by Damon Knight is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the years following World War II. The story revolves around an alien creature named Oscar and explores themes of communication, identity, and the consequences of advanced science. It highlights the complexities and misunderstandings that can arise when different forms of intelligence and perception interact. The plot begins with the murder of Professor Thomasson aboard a spaceship called the "President Marcus". Security agents Philip Horitz and his team must unravel the mystery of the murder while racing against time to recover the Thomasson Equations, essential for faster-than-light travel. Oscar, the tentacle-headed alien, is the only witness to the crime but communicates in a way that is foreign to human understanding. As they navigate a lineup of suspects, tensions rise among the ship's crew and passengers, but the true twist reveals that Oscar's perception may be more complex than anyone could imagine. Ultimately, the story challenges preconceived notions about intelligence and life, culminating in a shocking realization that blurs the lines between friend and foe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Knight, Damon, 1922-2002
Illustrator: Vestal, Herman B., 1916-2007
EBook No.: 64596
Published: Feb 19, 2021
Downloads: 121
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Subject: Space ships -- Fiction
Subject: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
Subject: Mystery fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.