Chapter 6

... a plaintive keening from an unknown voice in the vastness of uncharted space. Within hours the whole world had heard the strange, unearthly music—and the panic had begun.

Were the sounds a plea for help? From whom? From where? Or were they a command too terrible to think about? No one knew. And in billions of earth-bound minds the horror grew....

Were the sounds a plea for help? From whom? From where? Or were they a command too terrible to think about? No one knew. And in billions of earth-bound minds the horror grew....

For how could man, who had not yet claimed the moon, defy a challenge from the stars?

And hours later, to the ears of a helpless world, the second message came....

And Earth's days were numbered!

A terrifying tale of tomorrow—or maybe tonight—by the undisputed master, Mr. Science-Fiction himself!

A terrifying tale of tomorrow—or maybe tonight—by the undisputed master, Mr. Science-Fiction himself!

Other Avon books by:

MURRAY LEINSTER:

The Planet ExplorerMonsters and SuchTwists in Time


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