The rogue waveform

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The rogue waveform

by R. W. (Ralph Walter) Stockheker

EN·~27 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

27:45

Description

Freddy Booten, better known to the public as the hulking “Don Diablo,” is a self‑styled menace who makes his living by turning intimidation into ticket sales. When his manager Leo forces him into a glittering Bel Air soirée filled with earnest intellectuals, Freddy bristles at the thought of rubbing shoulders with the high‑brow crowd. Yet the night quickly turns chaotic as he encounters Panda, a striking Ph.D. with a razor‑sharp tongue, and the party erupts into a mad scramble.

A spilled drink, a flash of flame, and a sudden surge of aggression propel Freddy into a frenzied escape, his massive frame likened to a “berserk gorilla.” He bolts into his car, only to find a mysterious girl in the passenger seat urging him onward. The night’s pandemonium leaves him racing through the streets, hinting at a wild chase that will test both his brute strength and his uncanny knack for survival.

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Language

en

Duration

~27 minutes (26K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Standard Magazines, Inc,1955.

Credits

Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Oct 26, 2022

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

R. W. (Ralph Walter) Stockheker

R. W. (Ralph Walter) Stockheker

1908–2004

A mid-century science fiction writer and artist, he published imaginative stories in pulp magazines and is now best remembered for The Rogue Waveform. His life also reached far beyond the page, including decorated service in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

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