Evans of the Earth-Guard

A network of massive Earth‑Guard rockets patrols the space lanes between Earth and its moon, protecting a booming trade in lunar minerals and luxury vacations. Since the first experimental launches in the mid‑century, humanity has turned the moon into a twin hub of sealed mining cities and glass‑capped resorts, while hostile alien worlds keep their doors shut. This fragile commerce draws not only hopeful entrepreneurs but also desperate outlaws who see the protected routes as perfect hunting grounds. The story launches with a frantic distress call from a lone one‑man craft being chased by a pirate vessel known as the Hawk.

Captain Wright Evans and his trusted pilot Calden answer the call from the deck of the hulking Earth‑Guard ship 283, spooling its ten‑thousand‑mile‑per‑hour engines. As the ship rockets toward Earth, the crew prepares to intercept the rogue rocket before it can escape the space‑lane. Their high‑speed pursuit through the void sets the stage for a daring encounter that will test the limits of the Guard’s technology and the pilots’ resolve.