INVADERS FROM EARTH ROBERT SILVERBERG Copyright Invaders From Earth Copyright © 1958 by Robert Silverberg Cover art and eForeword to the electronic edition copyright © 2002 by RosettaBooks, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information address
[email protected] First electronic edition published 2002 by RosettaBooks LLC, New York. ISBN 0-7953-0522-2 Invaders from Earth 3 Contents eForeword Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Invaders from Earth Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 About this Title 4 Invaders from Earth 5 eForeword Invaders From Earth, Robert Silverberg's early novel of futuristic cultural corruption and governmental deceit, was published in l958. An imaginary human colony on Ganymede is created by Terran politicians and entrepreneurs so that a false "massacre" will lead to massive retaliation against the peaceful natives of Ganymede. Thus Ganymede's natives will be subjugated to Terran interests. It is a scheme in which Ted Kennedy, a copywriter in an advertising agency given responsibility for the false campaign, finds himself wholly implicated. Caught between conscience and fear for his own life, Kennedy must determine where his most basic loyalties and identity lie. Robert Silverberg (l935 - ) is the most prolific, among the most important and, arguably, the finest stylist ever produced by the field of science fiction. He is the author of hundreds of science fiction short stories and close to a hundred novels, he has won four Hugo and five Nebula Awards, was the Guest of Honor at the l970 World SF Convention (the youngest Guest of Honor then and now) and his production, 45 years after the sale of his first novel, Revolt On Alpha C, he remains extremely productive and influential. Among his best-known novels are Shadrach In The Furnace, Dying Inside, The Book Of Skulls, Lord Valentine's Castle, Thorns, Masks, The Man In The Maze, The Second Trip and the series of Majipoor Chronicles sequelizing Lord Valentine's Castle. Passengers, Born With The Dead, Sailing To Byzantium and Good News From The Vatican are winners of the Nebula Award in shorter categories; Downward To The Earth won the Nebula for best novel in l972. Silverberg has also written YA and adult fiction and novels in all the genres and has been the editor of many anthologies including The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame (l97l) and the best-selling Legends (l998) Invaders from Earth 6 RosettaBooks is the leading publisher dedicated exclusively to electronic editions of great works of fiction and non-fiction that reflect our world. RosettaBooks is a committed e-publisher, maximizing the resources of the Web in opening a fresh dimension in the reading experience. In this electronic reading environment, each RosettaBook will enhance the experience through The RosettaBooks Connection. This gateway instantly delivers to the reader the opportunity to learn more about the title, the author, the content and the context of each work, using the full resources of the Web. To experience The RosettaBooks Connection for Invaders From Earth: www.RosettaBooks.com/InvadersFromEarth For Boggs and Grennell— The Deans of Science Fiction Invaders from Earth 8 Chapter 1 TED KENNEDY had a premonition the night before. It came, as so many premonitions do, in the form of a dream. Guns blazed, innocent people died, fi