Post navigation ← THE DARWIN ELEVATOR, THE EXODUS TOWERS, and THE PLAGUE FORGE by Jason M. Sinister Barrier is an English language science fiction novel by author Eric Frank Russell. This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Octoby george. SINISTER BARRIER Russell, Eric Frank Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, PA, 1948 Condition: Very GoodHardcover Save for Later FromRobert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA(Talent, OR, U.S.A. I also highly recommend the Eric Frank Russell volumes published by NESFA. There’s not a lot of humor in Science Fiction, but Eric Frank Russell’s sly story-telling has plenty of it. The aliens know nothing about Terrans so the scout baffles them with wacky information. But the scout ship’s propulsion tubes wear out and the scout is forced to land on an enemy planet. His mission is to map enemy territory and send the information back to Terran Space Command. In Next of Kin, a Terran space scout enters enemy space flying a super-fast ship. Erie Frank Russell specialized in stories where the hero would outwit his powerful opponents with double-talk and confusion.

But Next of Kin (aka The Space Willies) provided plenty of amusement, too.

Sinister Barrier by Eric Frank Russell