Paperback Dives

In which our hero channels John Stuart Mill and utilitarianism to justify how he used advanced alien weapons technology to wage war and become ruler of the world.

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.

Our hero offers them the Earth. The whole thing. Literally. 

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.

An unlikely ally gives our hero a powerful hint.

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.

Our hero wakes up to a visitor, but we get nowhere and it's impossible to tell who's talking.

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.

In which our hero finally penetrates the computer at the trial.

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.

In which we learn an absurd fact: the alien language of the Htare is a simple letter-by-letter transcription of English that someone could completely figure out in mere days.

Also featured: A bad lawyer joke.

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.

I got lost in this one. I don't understand what point anyone is trying to make by the end of it.

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.

Our hero compares himself to the Greek god Tantalus as he prepares for his next day in court. We also hear a reference to Area 51 and the UFO craze of the ‘60s.

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.

In court, our hero defends his previous actions under the guise of having gone feral. In his memories, our hero finds a wrecked spaceship of unsurprising origin — and he kills again.

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.

Our hero finds out about when he went feral, attempted sexual assault, and did a murder. Also featured: an alien spaceship, and sentences that are incredibly difficult to parse.

This is a reading of The Stars Will Judge, by Irving A. Greenfield. Copyright 1974. Originally published by Dell Publishing.