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INVADERS FROM THE INFINITE
by JOHN W. CAMPBELL
ACE BOOKS, INC.
1120 Avenue of the Americas
New York, N.Y. 10036
Copyright, 1961, by John W. Campbell, Jr.
An earlier version Copyright, 1932, by Experimenter Pub. Co.
An Ace Book, by arrangement with the Author.
All Rights Reserved
Cover by Gray Morrow.
Printed in U.S.A.
GALAXIES IN THE BALANCE
The famous scientific trio of Arcot, Wade and Morey, challenged by themost ruthless aliens in all the universes, blasted off on anintergalactic search for defenses against the invaders of Earth and allher allies.
World after world was visited, secret after secret unleashed, and turnedto mighty weapons of intense force—and still the Thessian enemy seemedto grow in power and ferocity.
Mighty battles between huge space armadas were but skirmishes in thegalactic war, as the invincible aliens savagely advanced and the Earthteam hurled bolt after bolt of pure ravening energy—until it appearedthat the universe itself might end in one final flare of furioustorrential power....
CONTENTS
Chapter I--INVADERS
Chapter II--CANINE PEOPLE
Chapter III--CANINE PEOPLE
Chapter IV--THE FIRST MOVE
Chapter V--ORTOL
Chapter VI--THE SECOND MOVE
Chapter VII--WORLD 3769-37,478,326,894,6, TALSO
Chapter VIII--UNDEFEATABLE OR UNCONTROLLABLE?
Chapter IX--THE IRRESISTIBLE AND THE IMMOVABLE
Chapter X--IMPROVEMENTS AND CALCULATIONS
Chapter XI--"WRITE OFF THE MAGNET"
Chapter XII--SIRIUS
Chapter XIII--ATTACKED
Chapter XIV--INTERGALACTIC SPACE
Chapter XV--ALL-POWERFUL GODS
Chapter XVI--HOME AGAIN
Chapter XVII--POWER OF MIND
Chapter XVIII--EARTH'S DEFENSES
Chapter XIX--THE BATTLE OF EARTH
Chapter XX--DESTRUCTION
Chapter XXI--THE POWER OF "THE THOUGHT"
Chapter XXII--THETT
Chapter XXIII--VENONE
Chapter XXIV--THETT PREPARES
Chapter XXV--WITH GALAXIES IN THE BALANCE
Chapter XXVI--MAN, CREATOR AND DESTROYER
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