β Scribed by Algis Budrys
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
The moon had finally been reached, and on it was found the most terrifying structure, that killed men over and over again, in torturous, unfathomable ways. Only a mad scientist and a suicidal maniac could explore itβs horrible secrets. The book is about the discovery and investigation of a large alien artifact found on the surface of the Moon. The object eventually kills its explorers in various ways, but their deaths slowly reveal the funhouse-like course humans must take in moving through it.
Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1961.
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