# The Onslaught from Rigel

By Fletcher Pratt.

"The Onslaught from Rigel" by Fletcher Pratt is a science fiction novella first published in 1932. When a mysterious comet approaches Earth, Ben Ruby awakens to find himself transformed into a metal being while most of humanity has become lifeless statues. The comet is actually a spacecraft carrying the Lassans—militaristic elephantoid aliens from Rigel who plan to enslave or destroy all survivors. Ruby and fellow survivors must face thought-controlled creatures and armored forces as they fight to reclaim their planet and their humanity. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Science fiction; War stories; Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction; Human-alien encounters -- Fiction

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- [Onslaught from Rigel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/20036) by Fletcher Pratt (6 h 49 min, English)

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