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Greylorn: A Positronic Book
Hardcover
Science FictionClassic Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515434047
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.31 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A first contact novel in which humanity encounters an alien intelligence that challenges every assumption about communication, perception, and coexistence. In Greylorn, Keith Laumer presents a distant world where human explorers come into contact with a vast, non-human presence-one that does not think, act, or respond in ways easily understood. What follows is not a simple conflict, but a gradual and unsettling process of recognition, as both sides attempt to navigate an encounter shaped by difference rather than hostility.
Laumer approaches the problem of alien contact with clarity and restraint, focusing on the limits of human understanding as much as on the nature of the Greylorn themselves. The novel explores themes of isolation, adaptation, and the difficulty of bridging fundamentally different forms of intelligence. Rather than relying on action alone, it builds tension through atmosphere, uncertainty, and the slow revelation of what lies behind the unfamiliar.
Greylorn stands as a representative example of mid-twentieth-century science fiction, combining speculative ideas with disciplined storytelling. It will appeal to readers interested in classic first contact narratives, thoughtful science fiction, and works that emphasize concept and perspective over spectacle.
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