White spot - Leinster, Murray

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Résumé :
White Spot by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel, following a crew stranded on a mysterious planet. The crew must navigate survival on an unfamiliar world, confronting a powerful, intelligent entity responsible for destroying a previous civilization. A deadly white spot on the planet's surface emanates a heat ray, which poses a constant threat to the crew. As they investigate, they uncover the alien force's sinister nature and race against time to escape its clutches. The story also explores the dynamics of human conflict, particularly as a mutinous crew member complicates their survival efforts. The crew's struggle to overcome their fear and use their intelligence against the alien presence becomes a central element in the narrative. With themes of resourcefulness, teamwork, and the dangers of the unknown, the story challenges the crew to adapt to an ever-changing, life-threatening environment. The suspenseful conclusion sees the crew utilizing their wits to defeat the alien force and escape, highlighting the resilience of humanity in the face of otherworldly threats....

Biographie:
in a September 2022 interview, Leinster's daughter noted that Mencken advocated using a pseudonym for non-Smart Set work. Leinster served in the United States Army and the Committee of Public Information during World War I (1917-1918). His writing began to appear in pulp magazines such as Argosy, Snappy Stories, and Breezy Stories during and after the war. He continued to be published in Argosy into the 1950s....

Sommaire:
Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 - June 8, 1975) was a pen name used by William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre fiction, primarily science fiction. Leinster Jenkins, the son of George B. Jenkins and Mary L. Jenkins, was born in Norfolk, Virginia. His father was a bookkeeper. Despite the fact that both parents were born in Virginia, the family resided in Manhattan in 1910, according to the Federal Census. Despite being a high school dropout, he began working as a freelance writer before World War I. His debut tale, The Foreigner, appeared in the May 1916 issue of H. L. Mencken's literary magazine The Smart Set, two months before his twentieth birthday. Leinster contributed 10 more tales in the magazine over the next three years...