Project Gutenberg 2023-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 146 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Needler $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Inc., $c1957. Produced from Astounding Science Fiction June 1957 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Needler" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the aftermath of space battles between humans and an alien race known as the Enlissa. Central to the narrative is Roysland Dwyn, the chief of Special Weapons Group, as he investigates the mysterious effects of an alien weapon that leaves human crews in a catatonic state after conflict. The opening of "Needler" sets a tense atmosphere as it introduces the dire consequences faced by the human crews following encounters with the Enlissa. Survivors of the battle aboard the "Bedevin" exhibit a state of disorientation and apathy, prompting an investigation into the cause of their condition. Roysland Dwyn, along with psychologist Bilford, examines Captain Gisser, one of the affected crew members, hoping to uncover the nature of the alien weapon responsible for the crew's state. As they navigate through complex psychological and military implications, Dwyn is faced with the urgent need to counteract this new threat before humanity suffers irreversible losses in their ongoing conflict with the Enlissa. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20221201151338garrett 1957 US Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Weapons -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 145861 2025-07-28T05:39:16.073039 text/html 144768 2023-04-29T07:21:33 text/html 738439 2025-07-28T05:39:20.536041 application/epub+zip 740814 2025-07-28T05:39:17.605053 application/epub+zip 259340 2025-07-28T05:39:16.655037 application/epub+zip 1568761 2025-07-28T05:39:22.656992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1559559 2025-07-28T05:39:19.917000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133446 2025-07-28T05:39:15.447075 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133179 2023-04-29T07:21:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19815 2025-07-28T05:39:22.797994 application/rdf+xml 26335 2025-07-28T05:39:17.061030 image/jpeg 4418 2025-07-28T05:39:16.837019 image/jpeg 49399 2023-04-29T07:21:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 2123881 2023-04-29T07:21:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 2129204 2025-07-28T05:39:16.116066 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia