World-eater

Although lines like 'winging across the blackness of intergalactic space ...' seem to suggest a recipe for the ultimate self-parody, World-eater presents a quite acceptable tale well told. It also provides an interesting premise for the future of the universe, that America and the Soviet Union might actually combine to work together against a threat from outside the earth. Unfortunately, the implications of this thesis will be lost on the readership of 'World-eater' However, the story of the plant, uncannily like an egg, approaching the earth with destructive intent, contains sufficient of interest to involve readers until the joint American and Soviet space fleets sail off to do epic battle to prevent global disaster.