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The egg-shaped thing

The egg-shaped thing

by Christopher Hodder-Williams

English Science fiction
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James Fulbright is a discredited electronics engineer whose company seems to have gone into bankruptcy through his own ineptitude. However, Fulbright soon begins to realize that there are deeper reasons than meet the eye for his failure. He uncovers a plot whose very monstrosity makes it all but impossible to believe. If he is correct, an egg-shaped thing that started as the creation of a group of atomic scientists has now enslaved their minds, and its increasing pulsations may destroy the world by upsetting all known concepts of space and time.

Themes & subjects

English Science fiction

About the author

Christopher Hodder-Williams
Christopher Hodder-Williams

25 August 1926 – 15 May 1995

John Christopher Glazebrook Hodder-Williams was an English musician, songwriter and author, mainly of science fiction. But he also wrote novels about aviation and espionage. He was the son of Ralph Hodder-Williams, who was one of the owners of the British publishing firm 'Hodder and Stoughton. Many of his books are early examples of what would later be called techno-thrillers. He also wrote teleplays and worked as a composer and lyricist.

Author

Christopher Hodder-Williams

Pages

249

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

5

Language

English

Publisher

Putnam

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