
The Monster Maker
Stranded on a jagged, dead‑star asteroid, Click Hathaway and his gruff companion Marnagan find themselves with only a single gun and a clattering news‑reel camera for protection. A sudden meteor shower tears their vessel apart, leaving them clinging to twisted metal amid a silent, star‑filled void. As the wreckage spins and settles, the pair must scramble to stay alive while the cold vacuum presses in around them.
Against a backdrop of endless darkness, Click’s obsessive need to capture every moment clashes with Marnagan’s hard‑boiled pragmatism. With oxygen supplies dwindling, each breath becomes a race against time, and every shot of the wreckage could mean the difference between fame and oblivion. The story blends pulse‑pounding survival with a wry, cinematic flair, inviting listeners to experience the tension, humor, and wonder of two unlikely heroes fighting for a shot on the edge of the galaxy.
Language
en
Duration
~33 minutes (31K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Release date
Jul 6, 2020
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1920–2012
A master of wonder and warning, he turned rocket ships, carnivals, small towns, and burning books into stories that still feel vivid and human. His work helped bring science fiction and fantasy into the center of American literature.
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