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Sentinels Of Space / The Ultimate Invader (Classic Ace Double, D-44)
Sentinels Of Space / The Ultimate Invader - Classic Ace Double, D-44 Author:Eric Frank Russell, Malcolm Jameson, Murray Leinster, Frank Belknap Long No one - and I mean No One! handled the "aliens-among-humans" theme better than Eric Frank Russell; and, as a bonus, he did it with humor and wit. — ~ ~~ ~ — SENTINELS OF SPACE describes a future spacefaring society which has colonized Mars and Venus, and is looking at the next step outward. The colonial populations are entertaining rumblings of d... more »iscontent, a desire to be free from the "tyranny" of Mother Earth. As an ancillary issue, the radiations encountered during space travel have created a number of mutations, most of them involving extra-sensory powers.
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The flip side was the first publication of Donald Wollheim's mini-anthology-as-a-filler technique. The title story is also by Russell, a novella originally entitled "Design For A Great Day," here renamed "The Ultimate Invader." Also included are: