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Nobody Saw the Ship

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Nobody Saw the Ship

By: Murray Leinster
Narrated by: Saethon Williams
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Nobody Saw the Ship by Murray Leinster is a tense and quietly unsettling science fiction novelette that explores first contact from a chillingly indifferent perspective. When a small alien scout ship lands on Earth completely unnoticed, its lone occupant—an advanced being known as the Qul-En—begins a covert biological mission essential to its species’ survival. What follows is a methodical and increasingly disturbing search for a rare hormone, extracted through brutal experimentation on Earth’s wildlife.

With mounting dread and a brilliant ironic twist, Nobody Saw the Ship delivers a powerful meditation on alien morality, unintended consequences, and humanity’s fragile place in a vast, uncaring universe. A classic of mid-20th-century science fiction, this story remains as gripping and thought-provoking today as when it was first published.

Public Domain (P)2026 Integrated Media Systems, LLC First Contact Science Fiction
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