The Death Crystal

Reporter Dave Crandall walks into a scientific breakthrough and finds himself at the center of a nightmare. The Manhattan Crystal seems to react to shape, to human presence, and to something far more sinister, leaving dead laboratories, shattered equipment, and a trail of terrified physicists in its wake. As Claverly, DeLieb, and Jane Nolan struggle to understand the crystal's deadly behavior, Dave learns he has already been fatally exposed, yet refuses to withdraw. Determined to keep working, he trains himself to handle the crystal, drawn onward by duty, curiosity, and his growing bond with Jane. But when the device flashes again, he is cast into a ghostlike half-world where he can see the lab, move through it, and hear the living, while no one can see or hear him. There, Dave uncovers a hidden system of matched television sets linking both realities and realizes the crystal may be part of an enemy surveillance trap aimed at destroying Earth's scientific strength. Hunted by hostile forces, he fights back with boldness and improvisation, seizing a helicopter and escaping into the north country. Blending science fiction, suspense, romance, and espionage, this tense adventure follows one man's desperate struggle against an unseen enemy and a power too dangerous to control. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.