Project Gutenberg 2021-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 91 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Harwood's Vortex Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy April 1957 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Harwood's Vortex" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a malevolent scientific experiment gone awry, which results in a tumultuous invasion by otherworldly entities known as the Invaders. This work explores themes of unrestrained ambition, the consequences of scientific exploration, and the fight for survival against overwhelming odds. In the narrative, the protagonist, Chuck Matthews, finds himself embroiled in chaos after Abel Harwood’s experimental gateway to another dimension opens up, unleashing the Invaders who consume electricity and terrorize New York City. Chuck's growing concern for Laura, Harwood's daughter, escalates as the chaos unfolds, leading him to confront Harwood and the creatures he unleashed. As society crumbles under the weight of the invasion, Chuck devises a plan with Laura to close the vortex and combat the Invaders. The story culminates in a fierce confrontation, ultimately leading to the destruction of the gateway and the end of Harwood's reign of terror, leaving Chuck and Laura to face the aftermath and the daunting task of eradicating the remaining Invaders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Inventors -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 54404 2025-06-26T05:34:05.558494 text/html 31016 2024-10-18T14:14:07 text/html 496366 2025-06-26T05:34:07.402507 application/epub+zip 495207 2025-06-26T05:34:06.039522 application/epub+zip 88244 2025-06-26T05:34:05.759489 application/epub+zip 533651 2025-06-26T05:34:08.573489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525950 2025-06-26T05:34:07.186534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119153 2022-09-29T13:42:29.899327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47754 2025-06-26T05:34:05.445497 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27976 2024-10-18T14:14:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17586 2025-06-26T05:34:08.688473 application/rdf+xml 30165 2025-06-26T05:34:05.884507 image/jpeg 5168 2025-06-26T05:34:05.818500 image/jpeg 720177 2025-06-26T05:34:05.573492 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia