The Monster That Threatened the Universe

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The Monster That Threatened the Universe

by R. R. (Russell Robert) Winterbotham

EN·~28 minutes·1 chapter

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Part 1

28:15

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In the twilight of a dying star, an ancient, slime‑covered entity named Limio drifts through the black‑hole region that it calls home. For millions of years it has fed on the flickering fires of Chaos, growing into a vast, shapeless mass that sees all life as competition to be erased. When a human vessel, the Burnt Atom, pierces the darkness in search of answers, its crew discovers that the monster can sense their radio signals and even mimic their communication rhythm.

The encounter quickly spirals into a clash of ideals: the crew insists that Limio is a threat to the very notion of progress, while the creature simply wants to be left alone. As the two sides exchange terse questions and threats, the fragile balance between curiosity and destruction hangs in the void. Listeners are drawn into a tense, atmospheric standoff that explores what happens when humanity meets a force that defies all known laws of life.

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Language

en

Duration

~28 minutes (27K 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

2020-04-19

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

R. R. (Russell Robert) Winterbotham

R. R. (Russell Robert) Winterbotham

1904–1971

A prolific pulp-era storyteller, this American author moved easily between science fiction, westerns, crime fiction, and children's adventure books. His work filled magazines, Big Little Books, and instructional pamphlets, making him a versatile and busy presence in mid-20th-century popular fiction.

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