The return of the tripeds

Forty million years after humanity has vanished, Professor Jameson is brought back to life in an astonishing new form. His brain, preserved inside a funeral rocket drifting through space, is placed within the mechanical body of a Zorome—an immortal machine being built for exploration among the stars. Now possessing a metal body, telepathic communication, and an endless future, Jameson joins his rescuers on a journey across strange worlds.

But immortality offers little comfort when an expedition to a planet circling twin suns ends in disaster. His companions fall victim to an unseen force that drives them toward violence and self-destruction, while Jameson’s mind alone resists its influence. Trapped in a crippled spacecraft and condemned to centuries of solitude, he studies the mysterious planet through powerful telescopes, pondering the fate of his companions and the ancient remains of a vanished race. This imaginative science-fiction adventure combines cosmic mystery, eerie alien threats, and a haunting portrait of loneliness beyond the limits of time.