
A daring space‑venturer named Wilding finds himself alone on a rogue asteroid—a cold, glittering prison drifting far beyond Pluto. The supply ship that should have rescued him has vanished, leaving him suspended in a suit amid an endless black sea, with distant stars that feel alien and indifferent. Around him swirl countless crates of food, water, luxury goods and forbidden pleasures, each bobbing like tiny moons, tantalizingly out of reach.
Now Wilding must battle both the harsh vacuum and the crushing silence, his survival hinging on a dwindling air supply and his own resolve. He clings to the hope that other desperate souls might eventually stumble upon the floating treasure and rescue him, but every passing hour tests his sanity. In this stark, beautiful void, the line between heroism and hopelessness blurs, and patience becomes his only weapon.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (93K 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
2021-01-21
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1911–1974
A mid-century science fiction and fantasy writer with an artist’s eye, he filled pulp magazines with energetic space opera and strange adventures. His work also stretched into editing and small-press publishing, giving him a hand in several sides of the genre.
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