Satellite of Death by Randall Garrett
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"Satellite of Death" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story revolves around a group of five astronauts from different countries stationed on Earth's space satellite, tasked with monitoring potential threats to global peace. The central topic of the book explores themes of paranoia and mistrust that arise when a mysterious alien spaceship makes contact with their orbiting station. In the narrative, the crew discovers
an alien spacecraft moored to their satellite, sparking intrigue and suspicion among them. Initially theorizing about the ship's purpose, tensions escalate as they ponder the possibility that one among them might be an alien in disguise. When one crew member dies under mysterious circumstances, the group fractures under escalating paranoia. Each subsequent death leads to further violence as they struggle to identify and neutralize the potential alien threat, culminating in a shocking conclusion that sees the destruction of Earth triggered by their own actions. The story highlights how fear and distrust can lead to catastrophic outcomes, reflecting the darker aspects of human nature in extreme situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Garrett, Randall, 1927-1987 |
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| Illustrator | Becker |
| Title | Satellite of Death |
| Series Title | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1957 |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Space stations -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65242 |
| Release Date | May 3, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 299 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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