Oneofthefivesci-fi'sIremembereverysingledetailoffrommyearliestdaysasafan.Forthegenre,Ithinkit'sconsiderablyaboveaverage.Themoorisnicelyatmospheric.There'soneofeverycharacterinthebookthegoodguy,thebadguy,thelocalsheriff,thelovelydamsel,herfathertheoldprofessor,etc.Thescenewherewe'relookingforthefirsttimethroughthewindowoftheshipandthevisitorpeeksoutfromtheothersideiseasilyasgoodasthethree-fingered-hand-on-the-shoulderinWaroftheWorlds.Nicecharactertothevisitor,forwhom,likeKarloff'sFrankenstein,weendupfeelingsomeempathy.
