This World Is Taboo - Leinster, Murray
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"This World Is Taboo" by Murray Leinster delivers classic science fiction adventure. In a future where humanity has ventured into the stars, contact with alien worlds isn't always a cause for celebration. Sometimes, it's a reason for quarantine. Leinster, a master of the genre, explores themes of isolation, the unknown, and the courage required to face unimaginable threats. This tale of space travel and alien contact plunges into the heart of a terrifying possibility: what happens when the greatest danger comes not from hostile invaders, but from the unseen consequences of interstellar…mehr

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"This World Is Taboo" by Murray Leinster delivers classic science fiction adventure. In a future where humanity has ventured into the stars, contact with alien worlds isn't always a cause for celebration. Sometimes, it's a reason for quarantine. Leinster, a master of the genre, explores themes of isolation, the unknown, and the courage required to face unimaginable threats. This tale of space travel and alien contact plunges into the heart of a terrifying possibility: what happens when the greatest danger comes not from hostile invaders, but from the unseen consequences of interstellar exchange? Experience the thrill of early science fiction with this meticulously prepared edition. "This World Is Taboo" remains a compelling story of survival against the odds, a timeless exploration of humanity's place in a vast and potentially perilous universe. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Murray Leinster was the pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American author of science fiction who lived from June 16, 1896, until June 8, 1975. More than 1,500 short stories, essays, 14 film scripts, hundreds of radio plays, and television plays were all written and published by him. Leinster was the son of George B. Jenkins and Mary L. Jenkins, he was born in Norfolk, Virginia; his father was an accountant. He dropped out of high school and started working as a freelance writer before World War I. When his first tale was published in H. L. Mencken's The Smart Set, he was two months away from turning 20. He served with the American Army and the Committee of Public Information both during and after the conflict. Science fiction author William F. Leinster was known for his prodigious output, and his 1956 short story "Exploration Team" earned him a Hugo Award. Men into Space and The Time Tunnel are only a couple of the science fiction TV shows that he created tie-in literature. He worked for the American Office of War Information during World War II. Both Galaxy Magazine and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction published his tales.