Pictures Don't Lie by Katherine MacLean

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Author MacLean, Katherine, 1925-2019
Illustrator Schneider, Martin
Title Pictures Don't Lie
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Summary "Pictures Don't Lie" by Katherine MacLean is a science fiction novella that was likely written in the early 1950s. The story explores the themes of communication and understanding between humans and extraterrestrial beings. It centers around a young decoder, Joseph R. Nathen, who discovers that static noise from stars may be signs of intelligent life, leading to the first contact with aliens. The narrative follows Nathen as he decodes signals from space, eventually establishing a form of communication with a spaceship and encountering the alien beings. As he prepares for their landing on Earth amidst a flurry of military and media excitement, unexpected complications arise. Nathen grapples with the realization that the aliens may not be arriving in the physical sense humans anticipate. Instead, their strange movements and the nature of their environment hint at a different spatial or temporal dimension, culminating in a gripping tension that poses fundamental questions about perception and reality. The story ultimately reflects on the limitations of human understanding when confronted with the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Short stories
Subject Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction
Subject Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 51193
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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