
Part 1
Alone in a solitary fuel depot that hovers between Earth and the Moon, Ferris has spent six years keeping the lifeline of interplanetary commerce humming. His routine is shattered when the distant voice of his supervisor announces a sudden replacement—a fresh‑out graduate named Brooks—while an urgent, unknown cargo approaches. The isolation that has become his home is suddenly threatened by a stranger’s desperate demand for fuel, and Ferris must decide whether to protect the station or risk everything for a chance at freedom.
The story unfolds against the stark backdrop of the void, where every decision echoes across the silent expanse. As Ferris confronts the enigmatic intruder, a dangerous game of trust and betrayal begins, testing his resolve and the fragile balance of the orbital outpost. Listeners are drawn into a tense, character‑driven drama that asks what one will sacrifice when the only thing keeping you afloat is your own steadfastness.
Language
en
Duration
~12 minutes (12K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2021-03-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
b. 1920
A mid-20th-century science fiction writer with a knack for fast, imaginative adventure, this American author also wrote nonfiction on rockets and missiles. His work appeared in pulp-era magazines and has remained accessible through public-domain editions.
View all books
by Vinceslas-Eugène Dick

by Philippe Aubert de Gaspé

by Abraham Cahan

by Pauline E. (Pauline Elizabeth) Hopkins

by Laure Conan

by Eliza Fowler Haywood

by George Sand