Into the Sun

A crippled spacecraft is plunging helplessly toward the sun, carrying four astronauts and only hours of life-support and structural integrity. A single meteorite has destroyed the ship’s jets, leaving Captain Rogers, pilot Lane, doctor Geitz, and biologist Lejeune trapped in a shrinking metal prison as the heat intensifies.

There is one possible escape: a rocket capsule powerful enough to reach Mercury—but it can carry only one passenger. With the captain refusing to abandon his ship, the remaining men must confront an impossible choice between survival, duty, and the priceless scientific discoveries aboard their vessel. As tempers rise and the sun draws nearer, grim humor and personal courage give way to a desperate struggle for a place in the capsule. Balancing tense space adventure with sharp character conflict, this classic science-fiction tale asks what a life—and humanity’s knowledge—are worth when only one person can escape.