The Wailing Asteroid by Murray Leinster
"The Wailing Asteroid" by Murray Leinster is a science-fiction novel published in 1960. When mysterious radio signals from deep space match the haunting notes from engineer Joe Burke's recurring childhood dreams, he traces them to a distant asteroid. Building a spaceship with friends and family, Burke discovers an ancient fortress left by an unknown civilization—and learns that Earth faces imminent destruction from an implacable cosmic Enemy. Now humanity's survival depends on mastering
alien weapons and technology within days. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Leinster, Murray, 1896-1975 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Wailing Asteroid |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wailing_Asteroid |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Asteroids -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 50022 |
| Release Date | Sep 20, 2015 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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