Project Gutenberg 2023-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 140 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Kluga, Richard Kluga, Richard Paul Beyond our control $aNew York, NY :$bRoyal Publications, Inc., $c1957. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Beyond Our Control" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story explores the consequences of a technological mishap involving artificial satellites that control global communication. The plot centers around Satellite Number Four, which is rendered inoperable after an encounter with an unidentified object, leading to a crisis that could affect the entire Earth. In the narrative, James Fitzpatrick MacIlheny, the Operational Vice-President of Circum-Global Communications, grapples with the sudden loss of the satellite. As he and his team scramble to regain control, they discover the satellite has altered its orbit after the incident. Ultimately, they confront an extraterrestrial spacecraft that seems to have caused the satellite's malfunction. The alien, through a series of misunderstood gestures, exchanges an H-bomb for one of their weapons, suggesting complex interstellar diplomacy. The book weaves themes of technological reliance and the potential for unexpected contact with alien life, ending on an optimistic note regarding mutual understanding and trade rather than conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230902105114garrett 1957 US Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Satellites -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 66364 2025-06-28T10:51:31.430242 text/html 41771 2023-10-06T18:32:52 text/html 335047 2025-06-28T10:51:34.817272 application/epub+zip 333828 2025-06-28T10:51:32.918251 application/epub+zip 188666 2025-06-28T10:51:31.981275 application/epub+zip 957221 2025-06-28T10:51:36.186223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949775 2025-06-28T10:51:34.250252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58003 2025-06-28T10:51:31.274260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38203 2023-10-06T18:32:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17287 2025-06-28T10:51:36.316214 application/rdf+xml 26976 2025-06-28T10:51:32.413255 image/jpeg 4343 2025-06-28T10:51:32.193248 image/jpeg 2214558 2025-06-28T10:51:31.457282 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