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 Project Gutenberg 2021-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 134 Neville, Kris 1925 1980 Neville, Kris Ottman Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill Peril of the Starmen Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1954 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Peril of the Starmen" by Kris Neville is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds as alien beings known as the Starmen come to Earth with seemingly friendly intentions, yet their true motive is revealed to be far more sinister: they are planning to destroy the planet to prevent a potential catastrophe in the universe. The main character, Herb, is thrust into a moral dilemma as he grapples with his role in this impending disaster. At the start of the narrative, several Starmen arrive on Earth and are greeted by government officials, including the antagonistic Oligarch, who reveals to Herb the grave fate awaiting humanity. As the Starmen undergo a process of indoctrination to blend in with Earth's people, they grapple with the overwhelming influx of foreign knowledge about human society. Meanwhile, suspicion rises among Earth’s political figures, leading to fearful debates about the interstellar visitors’ true intentions. The beginning of the book sets the stage for a powerful conflict, one that intertwines themes of power, trust, and existential threat as characters on both sides strive to navigate their complex interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Earth (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 163946 2025-07-26T08:44:47.009269 text/html 142528 2024-10-18T16:07:07 text/html 530314 2025-07-26T08:44:51.670246 application/epub+zip 532747 2025-07-26T08:44:48.743261 application/epub+zip 283041 2025-07-26T08:44:47.632230 application/epub+zip 518000 2025-07-26T08:44:53.684207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509895 2025-07-26T08:44:51.003265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340357 2022-09-29T19:45:43.874491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153299 2025-07-26T08:44:46.599250 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133476 2024-10-18T16:07:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17508 2025-07-26T08:44:53.817219 application/rdf+xml 25718 2025-07-26T08:44:48.169341 image/jpeg 4283 2025-07-26T08:44:47.888267 image/jpeg 5747887 2025-07-26T08:44:47.068295 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia