Ray Cummings

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The Shadow Girl (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

"The Shadow Girl" by Ray Cummings is a science fiction novel that tells the story of a young woman named Vane Fanning who discovers a mysterious ability to become invisible at will. The story begins with Vane, an aspiring actress, who stumbles upon a strange machine while exploring an abandoned laboratory. After accidentally activating the device, Vane finds herself endowed with the remarkable power of invisibility. Thrilled by her newfound ability, Vane embarks on a series of adventures, using her powers to explore the world around her and to aid those in need. However, Vane soon discovers that her invisibility comes with its own set of challenges and dangers. As she delves deeper into the secrets of her newfound ability, she attracts the attention of sinister forces who seek to exploit her powers for their own nefarious purposes. As Vane grapples with the consequences of her invisibility, she must confront her own fears and insecurities while navigating a world filled with danger and deception. Along the way, she forms unlikely alliances and discovers hidden truths about herself and the world around her. Driven by a desire to protect the innocent and to uncover the secrets of her past, Vane embarks on a journey of self-discovery and redemption. Filled with suspense, mystery, and heart-pounding action, "The Shadow Girl" is a gripping tale of courage, resilience, and the power of identity in the face of adversity.

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Autor

Ray Cummings (born Raymond King Cummings) (August 30, 1887 - January 23, 1957) was an American author of science fiction literature and comic books. Cummings is identified as one of the "founding fathers" of the science fiction genre. His most highly regarded fictional work was the novel The Girl in the Golden Atom published in 1922, which was a consolidation of a short story by the same name published in 1919 (where Cummings combined the idea of Fitz James O'Brien's The Diamond Lens with H. G. Wells's The Time Machine) and a sequel, The People of the Golden Atom, published in 1920. Before taking book form, several of Cummings's stories appeared serialized in pulp magazines. The first eight chapters of his The Girl in the Golden Atom appeared in All-Story Magazine on March 15, 1919. Ray Cummings wrote in "The Girl in the Golden Atom": "Time . . . is what keeps everything from happening at once", a sentence repeated by scientists such as C. J. Overbeck, and John Archibald Wheeler, and often misattributed to the likes of Einstein or Feynman. Cummings repeated this sentence in several of his novellas. Sources focus on his earlier work, The Time Professor, published in 1921, as its earliest documented usage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 125
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783989733879
• Artikelnr.: 72339030