Derelict

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Derelict

by Alan Edward Nourse

EN·~41 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

41:32

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The quiet of a deep‑space outpost orbiting Saturn is shattered when an alarm blares and a colossal, dark silhouette looms on the station’s view screen. Second‑in‑command Sabo scrambles through the dim corridors, rallying the crew as Captain Loomis orders every hand to stations. Their instruments lock onto the massive, unknown vessel—a gray‑black hulk that seems to drift silently from the far reaches of the galaxy.

With a pair of grappling servos they latch onto the drifting monolith, pulling it into a precarious hover beside the station. As the hulking ship steadies, the men sense both awe and dread, aware that they have finally encountered the mystery that has haunted Saturn’s rings for months. The episode leaves the crew poised on the brink of a dangerous investigation, wondering what secrets the silent craft might conceal.

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Language

en

Duration

~41 minutes (39K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Apr 13, 2010

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse

1928–1992

A physician as well as a science-fiction writer, Alan E. Nourse brought medical expertise and human concerns to stories about medicine, science, and the future. Writing for both young and adult readers, he also explored popular medicine under the name “Doctor X.”

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