This Island Earth story
A race of aliens who, in recruiting humans for a group called "Peace Engineers", are actually using Earth as a pawn in an intergalactic war.
13 total · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| flying saucer theory of UFOs | major | The Metalunans flew around in a flying saucer. |
| human vs. captivity | major | Cal Meacham were held against their will by Exeter at his mansion. |
| nuclear proliferation | major | Exeter assembled a team of geniuses to develop a more powerful source of nuclear energy. |
| orchestrated asteroid bombardment | major | The Zagons were directing meteors toward Metaluna in an effort to destroy civilization the planet. |
| romantic love | major | Cal Meacham and Ruth Adams. |
| transnational institution for peace | major | Exeter assured Cal Meacham that his organization, a group called the Peace Engineers, was working in the interest of world peace. |
| artificial gravity technology | minor | Exeter explained how they used artificial gravity on their flying saucer. |
| flying saucer | minor | The Metalunans flew around in a flying saucer. |
| insectoid being | minor | The Metalunans bred insectoid aliens to perform menial work. |
| interstellar space travel | minor | The Metalunans took Cal Meacham and Ruth Adams on a trip to visit their homeworld Metaluna in their flying saucer. |