TY  - BOOK
AU  - Leinster,Murray
AU  - Van Dongen,H.R.
TI  - The Aliens
T2  - Produced from Astounding Science Fiction August 1959
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction
KW  - Space flight -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2008-01-01; Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Louise Pryor and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Aliens" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book explores the themes of contact, communication, and conflict between two different species—humans and the enigmatic Plumies—during humanity's expansion through the galaxy. As the story unfolds, the human crew of the spaceship "Niccola" embarks on a mission to investigate and establish contact with the Plumies, leading to a tense and intricate series of events that challenge their perceptions of intelligence, hostility, and cooperation.  In the narrative, we follow Jon Baird, a radar technician aboard the "Niccola", and the ship's crew as they respond to a dramatic encounter with a Plumie ship. Initial suspicion quickly escalates into a conflict when the human crew misinterprets the Plumies' intentions. After a fierce exchange that results in the "Niccola" and Plumie ships colliding and becoming fused together, both crews must navigate their differences and work together, highlighting the precarious nature of interspecies relations and the human capacity for misunderstanding. As tension mounts, they must decide whether to forge a path of hostility or cooperation, culminating in revelations about their respective technologies and ultimately shifting the narrative from one of conflict to one of potential friendship and collaboration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24104
ER  -