02370cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500210014626400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031750000310035350801310038452013270051553400450184265300200188765300390190765300380194685600430198499900170202717870UtSlPG20260610133421.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLeinster, Murray,d1896-197510aOperation Terror 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-02-27  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Geoffrey Kidd, Sankar Viswanathan,
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http://www.pgdp.net  a"Operation Terror" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around an unusual event that occurs when a mysterious object descends from space, disrupting the lives of a group of surveyors and construction workers in Boulder Lake National Park. The protagonist, Lockley, becomes embroiled in the chaos as he navigates the alarming circumstances surrounding the appearance of this extraterrestrial object, while also grappling with his personal feelings for a fellow worker, Jill Holmes.  The opening of the book introduces Lockley, who is working to establish baseline measurements for a park map when he becomes aware of a radar anomaly reported from Alaska. As Lockley goes about his mundane day, the news of an incoming object from space begins to escalate into a frenzy, prompting military alerts and widespread panic. As his colleague Vale reports strange occurrences linked to the object's landing, Lockley faces the prospect of non-human creatures emerging from the ship, putting Jill and others in potential danger. This suspenseful setup merges elements of a sci-fi thriller and personal drama, establishing a tense atmosphere where the fate of humanity rests upon understanding the intentions of alien visitors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aExtraterrestrial beings -- Fiction  aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17870  c59256d59256