
A frantic world is on the brink of collapse as a mysterious, shape‑shifting terror—known only as the “Black Horror”— sweeps across continents, erasing towns and overwhelming major cities. Newsrooms scramble, streets fill with panic‑stricken crowds, and governments scramble to mount any kind of defense, only to discover that conventional weapons disintegrate harmlessly against the unseen menace.
Amid the chaos, a determined journalist and the enigmatic Dr. Silas White race against time to uncover the nature of this interdimensional threat. Their investigation leads them into a desperate search for answers that could mean the difference between survival and total annihilation. As the horror tightens its grip on London, Paris, Berlin, and beyond, the story explores how humanity confronts an enemy that defies logic, forcing ordinary people to confront extraordinary fear.
Language
en
Duration
~58 minutes (55K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-10-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1904–1988
A quiet giant of science fiction, he wrote humane, thoughtful stories that mixed cosmic ideas with small-town warmth. Best known for classics like City and Way Station, he spent decades imagining futures shaped as much by kindness as by technology.
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