Leinster, Murray 1896-1975 creator Emshwiller, Ed 1925-1990 text utu 2022 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "White Spot" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novelet written in the mid-20th century, specifically the 1950s. The story follows a small crew aboard the spaceship "Danaë" as they encounter a mysterious planet while stranded after a ship malfunction. The narrative explores themes of survival, the unknown, and the interactions between different forms of life, leading to the discovery of a powerful and sinister force residing on the planet. In the story, the crew must find a way to survive after being attacked by a heat ray emanating from a white spot on the planet's surface. As they investigate, they learn that the white spot is a manifestation of a deadly, intelligent entity that once wiped out a civilization. The crew's experience becomes a race against time, as they must activate their ingenuity to outmaneuver and ultimately eliminate this creature before it consumes them. Throughout their ordeal, they also confront the threat posed by a mutinous crew member, Sattell, who has his own motives. The tale culminates in a tense confrontation with the creature, where the crew utilizes cunning strategies to defeat the alien intelligence and secure their escape from the planet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2022-10-28 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Originally published: United States: Standard Magazines, Inc., 1955 Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Interstellar travel -- Fiction Space travelers -- Fiction PS United States: Standard Magazines, Inc., 1955 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69252 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69252 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134613.0 69252