Project Gutenberg 2021-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 94 Tenneshaw, S. M. Berry, D. Bruce 1924 1998 Berry, Douglas Bruce The Friendly Killers Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1958 By an unknown author writing under the pseudonym S. M. Tenneshaw, according to the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Friendly Killers" by S. M. Tenneshaw is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story revolves around Agent Mark Traynor, who is ensnared in a galactic conflict against an alien race known as the Kel, which has been infiltrating human defenses while masquerading as allies. As he races against time to uncover the truth behind the Kel's insidious plot, he grapples with a society that has been conditioned to suppress emotions and humanity. The opening of the book sets a tense stage for the unfolding drama. Mark Traynor arrives on the planet Rizal, where he is aware of the pressure from Controller Alfred Kruze to solve the mysteries of the Kel while battling potential reconditioning due to his unconditioned state. As he encounters various characters, including Controller Gaylord and the enigmatic Celeste Stelpa, who proves to have a history connected to the Kel, Traynor realizes that the stakes are far higher than anticipated. He must navigate a treacherous game of power, deception, and identity as he discovers that his mission is not only to save humanity but also to confront the emotional turmoil within himself, particularly regarding the impact of the thrill-mills—devices designed to heighten human experience beyond conditioned limits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Adventure stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 139789 2025-07-26T04:45:02.235991 text/html 118430 2024-10-18T13:38:01 text/html 431919 2025-07-26T04:45:05.265948 application/epub+zip 432615 2025-07-26T04:45:02.859985 application/epub+zip 113845 2025-07-26T04:45:02.507978 application/epub+zip 435679 2025-07-26T04:45:07.231982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423308 2025-07-26T04:45:04.972053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169139 2022-09-29T11:30:26.812837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129583 2025-07-26T04:45:01.892976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109761 2024-10-18T13:38:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17188 2025-07-26T04:45:07.374939 application/rdf+xml 26632 2025-07-26T04:45:02.647963 image/jpeg 4862 2025-07-26T04:45:02.577965 image/jpeg 1178356 2025-07-26T04:45:02.266967 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