Project Gutenberg 2024-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 130 Del Rey, Lester 1915 1993 Rey, Lester del Knapp, Leonard The life watch $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Life Watch" by Lester del Rey is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around themes of alien encounter and human survival as the protagonist, Dr. William Norden, finds himself grappling with the psychological trauma of surviving an attack by a mysterious alien race bent on exterminating humanity. The narrative delves into the collision between human emotion and mechanical logic, as Norden attempts to reclaim his own identity while serving a critical role in the defense against the alien threat. In the tale, Dr. Norden, initially presumed to be one of the last surviving humans after witnessing the brutal abduction of his colleague by aliens, struggles with his mental state and the chilling implications of living in the shadow of an omnipresent enemy. As he is rescued and brought to a new base, he becomes embroiled in the desperate scientific efforts to devise a way to detect and shield humanity from the aliens. Throughout the course of his work and interaction with the base's personnel, including his assistant Pat, he uncovers layers of conspiracy regarding his own existence and the manipulative nature of the aliens. Ultimately, as he develops a weapon based on a unique understanding of life and its energy signatures, the narrative evolves into a gripping exploration of vengeance, identity, and the complexity of war against a ruthless foe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240310123626delrey 1954 US Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 122415 2025-06-29T09:14:40.788858 text/html 98053 2024-07-22T12:33:01 text/html 275729 2025-06-29T09:14:44.841884 application/epub+zip 276303 2025-06-29T09:14:42.502847 application/epub+zip 276303 2025-06-29T09:14:41.437876 application/epub+zip 1102904 2025-06-29T09:14:46.473783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1094767 2025-06-29T09:14:44.193822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113346 2025-06-29T09:14:40.574860 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93567 2024-07-22T12:33:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16531 2025-06-29T09:14:46.594811 application/rdf+xml 26830 2025-06-29T09:14:41.930845 image/jpeg 4504 2025-06-29T09:14:41.682828 image/jpeg 3403414 2025-06-29T09:14:40.825892 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 McCann, Edson