Noise

Noise is a science fiction story written by Jack Vance in 1952. Also known as ‘’Music of the Spheres’’, it was first published in the ‘’Startling Stories’’ magazine in 1952. It is about a space voyager who is marooned on a beautiful alien planet that seems to have no other inhabitants. Eventually he starts to be aware of mysterious people, towns, and music that exist in a dreamlike parallel dimension. It was reprinted in ‘’The Best from Startling Stories’’, ‘’Deep Space’’, and ‘’Strange Glory’’.