02526cam a22003853u 4500 75478 UtSlPG 20260610134739.0 m cr n 260607r20251942utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Coblentz, Stanton A. (Stanton Arthur), 1896-1982 The crystal planetoids Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Amazing Stories May 1942. Release date is 2025-02-27 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Crystal Planetoids" by Stanton A. Coblentz is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The story revolves around the characters Philip Dunbar, Ronald Gates, and Eleanor Firth as they make a horrifying discovery in their laboratory that something otherworldly is affecting the Earth’s atmosphere. When Ronald showcases his invention, the Infra-Red Eye, it reveals invisible creatures and webs in the sky that turn out to be the work of Saturnian invaders. At the start of the narrative, the three characters are working late at the Merlin Research Institute amidst ongoing strange meteorological phenomena. They are excited yet skeptical about Gates’ invention until Eleanor uses it and sees shocking images of gigantic, octopus-like beings constructing a web in the sky. Shortly after this revelation, they encounter the true danger of these beings, as they are captured and taken by them to one of the Crystal Planetoids, setting the stage for a thrilling confrontation between human ingenuity and alien menace. Gates, primarily focused on his scientific endeavors, must navigate his newfound captivity, while other characters wrestle with moral dilemmas and their complicated relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Chicago, IL: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1942 Science fiction War stories Adventure stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Earth (Planet) -- Fiction Hadley, Ned Produced from Amazing Stories May 1942. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75478 116203 116203