Project Gutenberg 2024-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 150 Hamilton, Edmond 1904 1977 Sterling, Brett Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph) 1884 1963 Paul, Frank Rudolph The space visitors $aNew York, NY :$bStellar Publishing Corporation, $c1930. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Space Visitors" by Edmond Hamilton is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the idea of extraterrestrial beings coming to Earth for exploration and curiosity, drawing parallels between humans and creatures of the deep sea. It presents a narrative filled with suspense and scientific inquiry as it delves into humanity's reaction to cosmic threats and the potential dangers posed by advanced visitors from beyond our atmosphere. The plot follows Dr. Jason Howard, an aeronautical scientist, and his assistant Stanley Ransome as they investigate a series of devastating incidents attributed to mysterious "scoops" descending from the sky, which leave behind massive destruction. Initially dismissed as meteorological phenomena, Dr. Howard's theory about space visitors trawling the Earth's surface gains traction after multiple catastrophic events. As panic escalates, the world unifies to develop air-mines, conceived to defend against these invaders. The climax centers around the success of these air-mines, culminating in a hard-won victory against the mysterious ships. Ultimately, the narrative grapples with themes of human resilience, the unknown, and the necessity of preparation for future encounters with the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240510134708hamilton 1930 US Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Weapons -- Fiction Earth (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 80454 2025-06-29T09:06:46.910661 text/html 55736 2024-07-19T17:28:50 text/html 405322 2025-06-29T09:06:50.410625 application/epub+zip 404063 2025-06-29T09:06:48.434645 application/epub+zip 282652 2025-06-29T09:06:47.490688 application/epub+zip 1189214 2025-06-29T09:06:51.880675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1181748 2025-06-29T09:06:49.804663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72481 2025-06-29T09:06:46.755647 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52652 2024-07-19T17:28:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17185 2025-06-29T09:06:52.177613 application/rdf+xml 35179 2025-06-29T09:06:47.911681 image/jpeg 5314 2025-06-29T09:06:47.700657 image/jpeg 2759143 2025-06-29T09:06:46.940748 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 en.wikipedia