The Alien

by Leslie Purnell Davies, L.P. Davies (AKA)

Set in 2016, the plot concerns a man of unknown origins (to himself and others it would seem) who wakes from an accident in hospital and with no memory of his identity. The man, on a quest to solve the riddle in his head. Riddle being-who is he, where is he from, who can he trust, where is he going, and what was his life here like before his "accident"? Attempts to recover his memory lead to the suspicion that he may be a member of an alien race.

It was filmed in 1972 as 'The Groundstar Conspiracy'.

Genres: Science Fiction

183 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Pseudonyms: Leslie Vardre, L.P. Davies, Leo Barne, Robert Blake, R. Bridgeman, Morgan Evans, Ian Jefferson, Lawrence Peters, Thomas Phillips, G.K. Thomas and Rowland Welch.

Leslie Purnell Davies was a British novelist whose works typically combine elements of horror, science fiction and mystery. He also wrote many short stories under several pseudonyms.

Davies' books deal with the defects, evolution or manipulation of human consciousness, and in some ways are comparable to the works of Philip K. Dick. His protagonists frequently suffer from amnesia or other loss of identity, and their quest to find out who they really are drives the plot.

(adapted from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Paul Barnes · Rating 2 out of 5]

[Sphere Books Ltd] (1969). SB. First Edition Thus. 156 Pages. Purchased from the Zardoz Bookshop (Westbury).

Initially intriguing enough, but it rather drifts off after 50-60 pages…

[Sean Randall · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quaint thing of its time, although surprisingly lackluster for me at the moment. Perhaps I'm just feeling a little off.