The Catspaw by George O. Smith
"The Catspaw" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The story begins with the protagonist, Thomas Barden, who experiences recurring dreams that integrate an alien sentience communicating vital knowledge about space travel and technology into his consciousness. As he grapples with the challenges of proving his newfound understanding of a science critical to his world's advancement, the narrative explores themes of discovery, skepticism, and therace against time. The opening of the novel introduces Thomas Barden in a state of chaotic sleep, haunted by dreams that feel both strange and significant. He eventually learns that these dreams convey knowledge of advanced scientific principles from an alien race, which he recognizes could be mankind's ticket to interstellar travel. As weeks pass, Barden diligently works to conceptualize this newfound science amidst doubt and disbelief from societal and scientific institutions. This tension sets the stage for his struggle to validate his discoveries and protect humanity from an impending threat posed by the ambitious factions of the extraterrestrial world that initially shared their knowledge with him. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981 |
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| Illustrator | Orban, Paul, 1896-1974 |
| Title | The Catspaw |
| Original Publication | United States: Street & Smith Publications, Incorporated,1948. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Space ships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Dreams -- Fiction |
| Subject | Technology -- Fiction |
| Subject | Communication -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 68304 |
| Release Date | Jun 13, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 87 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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