
audiobook
by R. R. (Russell Robert) Winterbotham
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.
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.

1904–1971
A prolific pulp-era storyteller, he wrote science fiction, westerns, mysteries, and books for younger readers, building a career that stretched from magazine adventures to novels. His work appeared under both R. R. Winterbotham and Russ Winterbotham, and it reflects the fast-moving imagination of mid-20th-century popular fiction.
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