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100 1 _aLowndes, Robert W.,
_d1916-1998
245 1 4 _aThe Fourth Invasion
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Future Science Fiction No. 30 1956.
500 _aRelease date is 2007-10-20
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Fourth Invasion" by Henry Josephs is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The book explores themes of mass hysteria and public gullibility regarding extraterrestrial encounters, using the backdrop of academic settings and a fictional alien invasion to critique societal tendencies to believe sensational stories without verification. The story revolves around a group of university students who report seeing unidentified flying objects and their interactions with Dr. Clayton, a professor who attempts to debunk these claims. As the narrative unfolds, it is revealed that there is a deeper conspiracy at play, with Dr. Clayton and Professor Elton orchestrating a plan to manipulate public perception of alien invasions. They aim to exploit instances of mass panic surrounding reported sightings to enhance the belief in a larger threat from outer space. In doing so, they seek to control the narrative and shape humanity’s response to potential extraterrestrial threats, raising questions about the nature of truth and belief in the face of fear. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
830 0 _aProduced from Future Science Fiction No. 30 1956.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23099
999 _c64151
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