The Ultimate Weapon

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The Ultimate Weapon
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First edition
Author John W. Campbell
Cover artist Gerald McConnell
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Published1936

The Ultimate Weapon is a 1936 science fiction novel by American writer John W. Campbell [1] [2] initilly published under the title of Uncertainy as a series in Amazing Stories [3] in October and December editions in 1936. [4]

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Plot

Alien invaders escape their doomed home-planet of Mira and bring their starship fleet to conquer Earth. Nothing stands in the way of the Miran invaders, except Buck Kendall, who has discovered the ultimate weapon that is Earth's last hope.

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