
At a moonlit Breton festival, Michael Trehearne finds himself drawn into a strange encounter that shatters the ordinary world he knows. A lone figure with striking, other‑worldly features—yellow eyes flecked with green and a proud bearing—appears among the fire‑lit crowd, sparking a restless curiosity about a hidden heritage that has haunted Michael his whole life. Their brief, tense conversation hints at a long‑forgotten kinship and a quest that could lead him far beyond the familiar cliffs of Brittany.
As the bonfire flickers low and the locals perform their ancient rites, Michael is left with more questions than answers, his anger and longing mingling with the crackle of the flames. The mysterious stranger vanishes, leaving behind a lingering sense that something larger—and far stranger—awaits beyond Earth’s borders. Listeners are invited to follow Michael’s first steps into a world where myth, alien lineage, and the promise of adventure begin to intertwine.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (326K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Gnome Press, Inc., 1951, copyright 1952.
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2023-03-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1915–1978
A pioneering writer who moved easily between pulp science fiction and Hollywood, creating vivid adventure stories on the page and helping shape classic films on the screen. Best known for her planetary romances, noir work, and screenwriting, she built a career that still feels energetic and modern.
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