02426cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500210014626400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031749000440035350000310039750800960042852012930052453400860181765300200190365300170192365300200194070000290196083000440198985600430203373611UtSlPG20260610134713.0mcr n260607r20241929utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHamilton, Edmond,d1904-197714aThe life-masters 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Weird Tales January 1930.  aRelease date is 2024-05-12  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Life-Masters" by Edmond Hamilton is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century, particularly during the period known for its speculative literature. The story revolves around a scientific experiment gone awry that releases a dangerous protoplasmic substance capable of consuming all life on Earth. The novel explores themes of creation, hubris, and the existential risks posed by unchecked scientific ambition.  The narrative follows young scientist Ernest Ralton, who learns of a team of biologists, led by the brilliant but unhinged Dr. Munson, who have created a massive wave of living protoplasm. This new life-form initially emerges from their experiments on an isolated island but quickly spreads across global coastlines, engulfing cities and destroying humanity in its mindless quest for sustenance. As the devastating tide of protoplasm grows, Ralton and his friend Dr. Richard Mallett are trapped in Munson's laboratory, striving to stop the forces they inadvertently helped unleash. Racing against time, they plot to switch the mechanism controlling the protoplasm to counteract the existential threat, leading to a tense culmination that tests the limits of human ingenuity and will against a cataclysmic fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cIndianapolis, IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1929  aScience fiction  aHorror tales  aLife -- Fiction1 aRankin, Hugh,d1878-1956 0aProduced from Weird Tales January 1930.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73611