tailieunhanh - The Hour of Battle

"That hand didn't move, did it?" Edwardson asked, standing at the port, looking at the stars. "No," Morse said. He had been staring fixedly at the Attison Detector for over an hour. Now he blinked three times rapidly, and looked again. "Not a millimeter." "I don't think it moved either," Cassel added, from behind the gunfire panel. And that was that. The slender black hand of the indicator rested unwaveringly on zero. The ship's guns were ready, their black mouths open to the stars. A steady hum filled the room. It came from the Attison Detector, and the sound was. | feedboo is The Hour of Battle Sheckley Robert Published 1953 Categorie s Fiction Science Fiction Short Stories Source http etext 29445 1 About Sheckley Robert Sheckley July 16 1928 - December 9 2005 was an American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable absurdist and broadly comical. Sheckley was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001. There are those who were shocked he was not given the Grand Master Award instead. Commented one scholar Kingsley Amis critical overview of Science Fiction named Sheckley as our field s brightest light. But Sheckley was a humorist and nowadays this is how our Mark Twains are treated. Source Wikipedia Also available on Feedbooks for Sheckley The Status Civilization 1960 Bad Medicine 1956 Reborn Again 2005 Cost of Living 1952 Warrior Race 1952 Diplomatic Immunity 1953 Beside Still Waters 1953 Warm 1953 Forever 1959 The Leech 1952 Copyright Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and or check the copyright status in your country. Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes.