
An imposing scout from the distant world of Ortha lands on a quiet Connecticut shoreline, intent on probing Earth’s worth for future colonization. Towering, muscle‑bound and almost bare of clothing, he stalks the forest for a native specimen, planning to extract its mind and turn the planet into a stepping
Language
en
Duration
~26 minutes (25K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2020-05-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1912–2003
A quietly inventive pulp-era writer, he moved easily between science fiction, fantasy, westerns, and mysteries. His stories first appeared in the 1940s and built a reputation for unusual ideas and offbeat charm.
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