Sci-fi

Vor

by James Blish
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Description

FIRST CONTACT! The glowing ovoid plummeted downward, the whole sky screaming like a metallic banshee as the air boiled away from its sides. A supersonic bang broke over the forest, but the thing was already gliding down to Earth. As the ovoid settled in among the trees, the entire forest burst into flames. A thin black line appeared and etched a perfect circle on the side of the metal egg, then thickened into a door. The air was rent by a searing hiss. Slowly, the strange being - soon to be known to all mankind as VOR - began to emerge...

What it’s like

ViolenceStandard
HorrorChilling

Details

First published
April 1958
Pages
159
Reading time
About 3 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Avon Books
Language
English
ISBN
9780380449668
Series
Standalone

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