Quest of Thig

By Basil Wells

Thig of Ortha was the vanguard of the conquering “HORDE.” He had blasted across trackless space to subdue a defenseless world—only to meet on Earth emotions that were more deadly than weapons.

Basil Wells was an American writer. He wrote science fiction, fantasy western and detective stories for various magazines

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wilder Publications, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 24, 2020
• ISBN: 9781515446828

Basil Wells

Basil Eugene Wells (June 11, 1912 – December 23, 2003) was an American writer. His first published story, "Rebirth of Man" appeared in the magazine Super Science Stories in 1940. He wrote science fiction, fantasy western and detective stories for various magazines sometimes under the name Gene Ellerman. Two collections of his stories, Planets of Adventure and Doorways to Space were published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.

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Quest of Thig

by Basil Wells

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Quest of Thig

Thig of Ortha was the vanguard of the conquering HORDE. He had blasted across trackless space to subdue a defenseless world—only to meet on Earth emotions that were more deadly than weapons.

Thig carefully smoothed the dark sand and seaweed of the lonely beach over the metal lid of the flexible ringed tunnel that linked the grubby ship from another planet with the upper air. He looked out across the heaving waters of the Sound toward Connecticut. He stared appraisingly around at the luxuriant green growth of foliage further inland; and started toward the little stretch of trees and brush, walking carefully because of the lesser gravitation.

Thig was shorter than the average Earthman—although on Ortha he was well above the average in height—but his