Project Gutenberg 2021-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 98 Holden, Fox B. 1923 Sidewinders From Sirius Produced from Planet Stories November 1950 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sidewinders From Sirius" by Fox B. Holden is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around an impending alien invasion from the Sirian colonists, led by the tyrannical Xenthl, who have given Earth a six-month ultimatum to surrender. Vice-Colonel Gaylord Kram of Terrestrial Intelligence devises a daring plan to negotiate a truce with the aliens instead of capitulating to their demands, using a combination of wit and strategy to confront their advanced weaponry. The novel follows Kram as he navigates the treacherous political landscape between Earth and the Sirians, who initially appear benevolent but have ulterior motives, including the development of a devastating weapon called the G-ray. Through a series of clever maneuvers, Kram gains the upper hand by bluffing Xenthl into believing Earth's capabilities are far greater than they truly are. Ultimately, his clever tactics lead to the evacuation of the Sirian forces, showcasing themes of strategy, intelligence, and the importance of resilience in the face of interstellar threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Weapons -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 56250 2025-06-25T11:59:13.419669 text/html 32624 2024-10-18T11:24:12 text/html 540637 2025-06-25T11:59:15.292669 application/epub+zip 539446 2025-06-25T11:59:13.870736 application/epub+zip 68768 2025-06-25T11:59:13.612706 application/epub+zip 578695 2025-06-25T11:59:16.542710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571027 2025-06-25T11:59:15.074694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100664 2022-09-29T06:14:12.637157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49641 2025-06-25T11:59:13.304692 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29834 2024-10-18T11:24:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16684 2025-06-25T11:59:16.660690 application/rdf+xml 37035 2025-06-25T11:59:13.724694 image/jpeg 5523 2025-06-25T11:59:13.669663 image/jpeg 506807 2025-06-25T11:59:13.439727 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