Project Gutenberg 2021-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 120 Marmor, Arnold 1927 1978 Not in the Script $aUnited States :$bGreenleaf Publishing Company,$c1955. Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1955 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Not in the Script" by Arnold Marmor is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story hinges on a critical mission to deceive Martian visitors into believing that Earth is technologically inferior to prevent an impending invasion. The plot highlights the creative efforts of the protagonist, Jules Barnes, who must write and direct a play meant to showcase this fabricated narrative, emphasizing the threat of interplanetary conflict during the era of the Cold War. In the story, playwright Jules Barnes is unexpectedly enlisted by Captain Colen Shratt to produce a play that will mislead Martians about Earth's true capabilities. As the Martians prepare to visit, Barnes tirelessly collaborates with global leaders and industry experts to orchestrate a convincing performance, designed to make them appear inept and unthreatening. Throughout the play's production, tensions rise as Barnes grapples with the weight of his responsibilities. Ultimately, as the Martians depart believing that Earth poses no threat, Shratt and the military reveal their true intentions to launch a counter-offensive against Mars, leaving Barnes to ponder the moral implications of their deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20210313070156marmor 1955 US Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Dramatists -- Fiction Martians -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 37508 2025-08-26T10:04:35.742387 text/html 13601 2024-10-18T16:58:23 text/html 257740 2025-08-26T10:04:37.346408 application/epub+zip 256584 2025-08-26T10:04:36.104401 application/epub+zip 56398 2025-08-26T10:04:35.905519 application/epub+zip 288619 2025-08-26T10:04:38.461436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281784 2025-08-26T10:04:37.164456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81532 2022-09-29T23:04:06.758526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31502 2025-08-26T10:04:35.644415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11644 2024-10-18T16:58:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17164 2025-08-26T10:04:38.587397 application/rdf+xml 30313 2025-08-26T10:04:35.992395 image/jpeg 5129 2025-08-26T10:04:35.948395 image/jpeg 250835 2025-08-26T10:04:35.750453 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