02526cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000550011324500270016826400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034549000440038150000310042550800960045652012640055253400760181665300200189265300160191265300220192865300380195065300300198870000160201883000440203485600430207899900190212175478UtSlPG20260610134739.0mcr n260607r20251942utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCoblentz, Stanton A.q(Stanton Arthur),d1896-198214aThe crystal planetoids 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Amazing Stories May 1942.  aRelease date is 2025-02-27  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"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.)  pOriginally published:cChicago, IL: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1942  aScience fiction  aWar stories  aAdventure stories  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction  aEarth (Planet) -- Fiction1 aHadley, Ned 0aProduced from Amazing Stories May 1942.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75478  c116203d116203