Crashing suns

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Crashing suns

by Edmond Hamilton

EN·~1 hours·1 chapter

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Description

A seasoned patrol captain and his quick‑witted co‑pilot are thrust into a frantic dash toward Earth, the tiny blue‑white world that first launched humanity into the stars. Their cruiser, a sleek leviathan of the interplanetary fleet, skims through meteoric danger and the brilliant glow of distant suns as they race against time to obey a sudden summons from the Supreme Council.

As the ship’s controls hum and the heavens whirl around them, the crew must balance raw engine power with precise gravitational braking, all while grappling with the weight of a mission that hints at deeper politics among the solar system’s ruling alliance. The story immerses listeners in classic space‑age adventure, offering vivid descriptions of cosmic travel, camaraderie, and the awe of returning to the cradle of humanity.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (108K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1928.

Credits

Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2022-03-24

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Edmond Hamilton

Edmond Hamilton

1904–1977

A major early science-fiction writer, he helped shape the grand, fast-moving adventures that became known as space opera. He is especially remembered for the Captain Future stories and for bringing a vivid sense of scale and wonder to pulp-era SF.

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