Project Gutenberg 2021-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 104 Hamilton, Edmond 1904 1977 Sterling, Brett Battle for the Stars Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1956 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Battle for the Stars" by Alexander Blade is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The narrative follows Commander Kirk, a seasoned officer of the Lyra Sector's space fleet, as he is dispatched on a perilous mission to the distant planet Earth to investigate the emergence of hostilities that threaten the galaxy. The story centers around Kirk's initial foray into potentially hostile territory, his encounter with both friends and foes, and the looming threat of cosmic warfare. The beginning of the book introduces Commander Kirk and his challenging situation as he navigates the treacherous Cluster N-356-44 with his crew aboard the spaceship "Starsong". As Kirk steers through this hazardous area, he reflects on the precarious balance of power among the galaxy’s five sectors, considering the implications of a secret base that could tip that balance in favor of the Orion Sector. After a tense encounter on the planet's surface, which turns into a trap set by Solleremos' forces, Kirk grapples with impending danger and the realities of political intrigue as he tries to protect not just his ship and crew but the fate of Earth itself. The tension escalates as he discovers that Earth, long thought to be out of reach for the power-hungry governors, has now become the focal point of a dangerous conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 148860 2025-06-26T10:29:22.999550 text/html 126947 2024-10-18T17:25:26 text/html 580716 2025-06-26T10:29:25.658598 application/epub+zip 581463 2025-06-26T10:29:23.512582 application/epub+zip 112950 2025-06-26T10:29:23.225548 application/epub+zip 532213 2025-06-26T10:29:27.366566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523264 2025-06-26T10:29:25.413566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166176 2022-09-30T04:57:33.029240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139624 2025-06-26T10:29:22.748064 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119827 2024-10-18T17:25:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16996 2025-06-26T10:29:27.482535 application/rdf+xml 29861 2025-06-26T10:29:23.333570 image/jpeg 4812 2025-06-26T10:29:23.279557 image/jpeg 648663 2025-06-26T10:29:23.022588 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