Project Gutenberg 2021-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 145 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Becker Satellite of Death Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1957 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Satellite of Death" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story revolves around a group of five astronauts from different countries stationed on Earth's space satellite, tasked with monitoring potential threats to global peace. The central topic of the book explores themes of paranoia and mistrust that arise when a mysterious alien spaceship makes contact with their orbiting station. In the narrative, the crew discovers an alien spacecraft moored to their satellite, sparking intrigue and suspicion among them. Initially theorizing about the ship's purpose, tensions escalate as they ponder the possibility that one among them might be an alien in disguise. When one crew member dies under mysterious circumstances, the group fractures under escalating paranoia. Each subsequent death leads to further violence as they struggle to identify and neutralize the potential alien threat, culminating in a shocking conclusion that sees the destruction of Earth triggered by their own actions. The story highlights how fear and distrust can lead to catastrophic outcomes, reflecting the darker aspects of human nature in extreme situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Space stations -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 41669 2025-09-26T04:27:42.511049 text/html 17892 2024-10-18T13:28:28 text/html 321902 2025-09-26T04:27:44.326049 application/epub+zip 320722 2025-09-26T04:27:43.025020 application/epub+zip 76718 2025-09-26T04:27:42.722037 application/epub+zip 354016 2025-09-26T04:27:45.436083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346827 2025-09-26T04:27:44.093066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102940 2022-09-29T11:07:02.447850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34833 2025-09-26T04:27:42.405021 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15027 2024-10-18T13:28:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17663 2025-09-26T04:27:45.560017 application/rdf+xml 26761 2025-09-26T04:27:42.856032 image/jpeg 4820 2025-09-26T04:27:42.787059 image/jpeg 950597 2025-09-26T04:27:42.526061 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar