02286cam a22003493u 4500 30035 UtSlPG 20260610133702.0 m cr n 260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Reynolds, Mack, 1917-1983 Off Course Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2009 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction January 1954. Release date is 2009-09-19 Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Off Course" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around the unexpected arrival of an alien named Dameri Tass, who lands on Earth in a peculiar spacecraft. Set against a backdrop of governmental intrigue and public anticipation, the narrative explores themes of communication and misunderstanding between vastly different cultures. In the plot, Patrolmen Larry Dermott and Tim Casey initially believe they are encountering a new military aircraft, only to find it inhabited by the colorful and perplexed Dameri Tass. As the alien learns to communicate through a device that allows him to understand human speech, chaos unfolds, leading to a highly anticipated presentation at the United Nations. However, the grand event culminates in confusion as Dameri Tass reveals that he is not an envoy of peace but a collector from another planet. With comical misunderstandings and witty dialogue, the story critiques the human tendency to project expectations onto the unknown, ultimately reflecting on the absurdities of both alien and human cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Freas, Kelly, 1922-2005 Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction January 1954. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30035 70883 70883