The Sinister Invasion by Edmond Hamilton
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"The Sinister Invasion" by Alexander Blade is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story follows Ross Birrel, an ordinary electrical engineer who is unexpectedly recruited into a secretive government agency to fulfill a critical role as a cosmic counter-spy. The narrative explores the intrigue of espionage against the backdrop of otherworldly revelations, as Birrel discovers that threats to Earth might originate from somewhere far beyond terrestrial borders. The
opening of the novel introduces Birrel's life transforming unexpectedly when a mysterious agent approaches him in his apartment and forcibly recruits him for unknown official business. Taken to a hidden government facility, he learns about a recently discovered dead body of a spy that closely resembles him, leading to a high-stakes operations where he would need to impersonate this extraterrestrial spy to uncover a potential alien threat. As he grapples with his growing sense of danger and confusion regarding his identity, Birrel is thrust into a world of cosmic espionage, deceit, and the urgent need to protect Earth from unknown forces. This fast-paced and suspenseful introduction sets the stage for an exploration of interstellar intrigue and the moral dilemmas of espionage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Hamilton, Edmond, 1904-1977 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Rognan, Lloyd, 1923-2005 |
| Title | The Sinister Invasion |
| Series Title | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1957 |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Spy stories |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65483 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-65483-6 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 456 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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