The Silkie

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A. E. van Vogt: The Silkie (1971, Ace Books)

Published Jan. 29, 1971 by Ace Books.

ISBN:
978-0-441-76501-0
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The Silkie -- A living spaceship, impervious to heat and cold, virtually indestructible and capable of travelling at supersonic speeds. The Silkie -- Similar to a human being, but not the same. Highly intelligent. The Silkie -- Able to live under the oceans with the ease of a dolphin and the speed of a shark. The Silkie -- A modern angel or a computerized demon? The Silkie -- A friend of Earth, or a pitiless, alien destroyer?

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Subjects

  • Human-alien encounters -- Fiction.