02410cam a22003493u 4500 30199 UtSlPG 20260610133704.0 m cr n 260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Derleth, August, 1909-1971 McIlvaine's Star 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 July 1952. Release date is 2009-10-07 Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "McIlvaine's Star" by August Derleth is a science fiction narrative written in the early to mid-20th century. It centers around a character named Thaddeus McIlvaine, an eccentric amateur astronomer who claims to have discovered a dark star and embarks on a quest to communicate with its mysterious inhabitants. The story explores themes of belief, alien encounters, and the search for understanding and connection across the cosmos. In the tale, Thaddeus McIlvaine shares his discovery with a group of friends at a tavern, who respond with skepticism and humor. Undeterred, McIlvaine engages in communication with beings on his dark star, believing he possesses the means to connect with them through a home-made device. As the story progresses, McIlvaine's communications unveil a curious alien civilization, culminating in an ominous revelation that a war against humanity is imminent. The proceeding disappearance of his friend Richardson, coupled with McIlvaine's own enigmatic fate, leaves readers questioning the boundaries between sanity and belief, reality and imagination. Ultimately, the novel presents an exploration of an individual's quest for validation and recognition amidst isolation from both peers and an alien world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Martin, Bob Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction July 1952. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30199 71046 71046