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Invaders from the Infinite

By John W. Campbell
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In the year 2129, a doglike alien race asks the scientists Arcot, Wade and, Morey to assist them with defending their solar system from an enemy force. Their journey takes them to other solar systems across the galaxy as they build battle spacecraft out of pure matter using only their minds.

Invaders from the Infinite is the third and final installment in the Arcot, Morey, and Wade trilogy. It was originally published in April 1932 in Amazing Stories.

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“rounded up from 2.5 ☆. Generally I like hard sci-fi but I do get annoyed when the 'scientific explanations' make the novel read like a science lesson rather than a coherent story, especially when it is inaccurate. That is the case here. Campbell may be the father of modern American Sci-Fi and I do admire his work with Astounding Science Fiction but I prefer my novels to have three-dimensional characters, and a plot that doesn't leave me feeling cheated.”
“Thought I would try some old time Science fiction. John W. Campbell is famous for his novella "Who Goes There?", the basis for movies "The Thing from Another World" and "John Carpenter's The Thing?. He was also responsible for assembling the great authors of "Astounding Science Fiction" Magazine back in the 1930's. "Invaders from the Infinite" is considered a classic of science fiction and I could see how people back in the day would be overly thrilled with this, but unfortunately it does not stand the test of time very well. An often techno-babble filled tale of our three scientist heroes trying to stop an invasion from a distant universe. There is very little character development and our heroes seem to miraculously come up with the various methods of defeating the enemy, eventually wiping out the aliens completely without any qualms about it. Definitely a product of its time.”

About John W. Campbell

John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote super-science space opera under his own name and stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A. Stuart. Campbell also used the pen names Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann. His novella Who Goes There? was adapted as the films The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011).

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