02518cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500280014426400510017230000470022333600260027033700260029633800360032249000430035850000310040150800960043252012790052853400770180765300200188465300180190465300380192265300250196065300280198570000140201383000430202785600430207099900190211373578UtSlPG20260610134713.0mcr n260607r20241956utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSilverberg, Robert,d1935-14aThe mystery of Deneb IV 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Fantastic February 1957.  aRelease date is 2024-05-08  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Mystery of Deneb IV" by Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story focuses on the protagonist, Dave Carter, who responds to a distress signal from the Survey Ship Vanguard on the unexplored planet Deneb IV, only to find himself ensnared in a dangerous plot involving alien mind control. The novel explores themes of deception, loyalty, and the struggle against invasive control by a powerful extraterrestrial entity.  In the narrative, after Carter arrives on Deneb IV, he quickly discovers that the distress signal was a trap set by the crew of the Vanguard, who have fallen under the mental sway of the Khethlani, a telepathic mass that seeks to build a thought-link with other Khethlani across the galaxy. Carter, thanks to a titanium plate in his head from an earlier injury, proves immune to the Khethlani's control. As he navigates treachery and mind games, he eventually uncovers the true intentions of the Khethlani and devises a plan to thwart its ambitions. In a climactic ending, Carter sabotages the Khethlani’s plans, destroying the creature and ensuring his escape. Ultimately, he is poised to confront further threats from the remaining Khethlani across the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1956  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction  aTelepathy -- Fiction  aBrainwashing -- Fiction1 aLlewellyn 0aProduced from Fantastic February 1957.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73578  c114303d114303