The Rithian Terror

The Rithian Terror
Cover of The Rithian Terror
AuthorDamon Knight
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherAce
Publication date
1965
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback) (magazine)
Pages111

The Rithian Terror (also known as Double Meaning) is a science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight. The story is a psychological thriller that follows an Earth security officer in the future who is racing against time to locate an alien spy. First published in 1953, this is one of the first books to feature a surveillance drone.