02446cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500250014326400510016830000470021933600260026633700260029233800360031849000740035450000310042850800960045952012280055553400450178365300200182865300220184865300380187065300300190870000290193883000740196785600430204166293UtSlPG20260610134529.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aNeville, Kris,d1925-198010aPeril of the Starmen 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 January 1954  aRelease date is 2021-09-13  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Peril of the Starmen" by Kris Neville is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story unfolds as alien beings known as the Starmen come to Earth with seemingly friendly intentions, yet their true motive is revealed to be far more sinister: they are planning to destroy the planet to prevent a potential catastrophe in the universe. The main character, Herb, is thrust into a moral dilemma as he grapples with his role in this impending disaster.  At the start of the narrative, several Starmen arrive on Earth and are greeted by government officials, including the antagonistic Oligarch, who reveals to Herb the grave fate awaiting humanity. As the Starmen undergo a process of indoctrination to blend in with Earth's people, they grapple with the overwhelming influx of foreign knowledge about human society. Meanwhile, suspicion rises among Earth’s political figures, leading to fearful debates about the interstellar visitors’ true intentions. The beginning of the book sets the stage for a powerful conflict, one that intertwines themes of power, trust, and existential threat as characters on both sides strive to navigate their complex interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aAdventure stories  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction  aEarth (Planet) -- Fiction1 aTerry, W. E.,d1921-1992 0aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 195440uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66293