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100 1 _aVandenburg, G. L.
245 1 4 _aThe Observers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Amazing Stories November 1959.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-01-30
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Observers" by G. L. Vandenburg is a science fiction novel written during the late 1950s. The story revolves around a seemingly mundane laboratory job at the Army Weapons Development Center that quickly escalates into a high-stakes investigation involving espionage and extraterrestrial threats. The novel likely explores themes of identity, deception, and the impact of governmental secrecy on personal lives. The narrative follows Harry Payne, the Civilian Personnel Director at Fort Dickson, who is tasked with finding a replacement for a laboratory technician named George Fisher, who has committed suicide. However, as he interviews several candidates, all of whom wear toupees, he becomes suspicious and uncovers a conspiracy involving aliens known as the "Galactic Observers." As the story unfolds, Harry learns that these men are actually from another galaxy, aiming to gather intelligence on Earth’s military advancements. The tension climaxes when Harry is captured by the Observers and must navigate a dangerous web of deceit and intrigue, ultimately revealing the thin line between loyalty and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
830 0 _aProduced from Amazing Stories November 1959.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31123
999 _c71969
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