num_pages: 82
description: * Historical background * biography of the author * list of other first-contact books  The famous 1940 short story by Harry Bates that inspired the two movies "The Day the Earth Stood Still." The humanoid alien Klaatu and the giant robot Gnut suddenly materialize in Washington, D.C., in a time-travel space ship. Two unfathomable beings from somewhere else in the universe. The murder of Klaatu ruins Earth’s attempt to peacefully welcome the first interstellar visitors. And one man tries to solve the mystery of why Gnut remains silent, imperious, and unassailable.
language: English
title: Farewell to the Master
publisher: Sterling Publications USA