02658cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000210011324500250013426400510015930000470021033600260025733700260028333800360030949000710034550001260041650000310054250800960057352013280066953400450199765300200204265300160206265300220207865300380210070000320213883000710217085600430224165283UtSlPG20260610134515.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aTenneshaw, S. M.14aThe Friendly Killers 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1958  aBy an unknown author writing under the pseudonym S. M. Tenneshaw, according to the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.  aRelease date is 2021-05-08  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Friendly Killers" by S. M. Tenneshaw is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story revolves around Agent Mark Traynor, who is ensnared in a galactic conflict against an alien race known as the Kel, which has been infiltrating human defenses while masquerading as allies. As he races against time to uncover the truth behind the Kel's insidious plot, he grapples with a society that has been conditioned to suppress emotions and humanity.  The opening of the book sets a tense stage for the unfolding drama. Mark Traynor arrives on the planet Rizal, where he is aware of the pressure from Controller Alfred Kruze to solve the mysteries of the Kel while battling potential reconditioning due to his unconditioned state. As he encounters various characters, including Controller Gaylord and the enigmatic Celeste Stelpa, who proves to have a history connected to the Kel, Traynor realizes that the stakes are far higher than anticipated. He must navigate a treacherous game of power, deception, and identity as he discovers that his mission is not only to save humanity but also to confront the emotional turmoil within himself, particularly regarding the impact of the thrill-mills—devices designed to heighten human experience beyond conditioned limits. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aWar stories  aAdventure stories  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction1 aBerry, D. Bruce,d1924-1998 0aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 195840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65283