02372cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500120014626400510015830000470020933600260025633700260028233800360030849000550034450000310039950800960043052011760052653400820170265300200178465300160180465300380182065300230185870000310188183000550191285600430196770668UtSlPG20260610134632.0mcr n260607r20231957utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aGarrett, Randall,d1927-198710aNeedler 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction June 1957  aRelease date is 2023-04-29  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Needler" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the aftermath of space battles between humans and an alien race known as the Enlissa. Central to the narrative is Roysland Dwyn, the chief of Special Weapons Group, as he investigates the mysterious effects of an alien weapon that leaves human crews in a catatonic state after conflict.   The opening of "Needler" sets a tense atmosphere as it introduces the dire consequences faced by the human crews following encounters with the Enlissa. Survivors of the battle aboard the "Bedevin" exhibit a state of disorientation and apathy, prompting an investigation into the cause of their condition. Roysland Dwyn, along with psychologist Bilford, examines Captain Gisser, one of the affected crew members, hoping to uncover the nature of the alien weapon responsible for the crew's state. As they navigate through complex psychological and military implications, Dwyn is faced with the urgent need to counteract this new threat before humanity suffers irreversible losses in their ongoing conflict with the Enlissa. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1957  aScience fiction  aWar stories  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction  aWeapons -- Fiction1 aEmshwiller, Ed,d1925-1990 0aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction June 195740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70668